New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is looking forward to seeing how his much-changed side fare against Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday after "letting themselves down" last time out.

Fiji coach Inoke Male accused European clubs of weakening his side and ridding the Pacific Islanders of their natural flair following a record 54-12 defeat by England at Twickenham.

Wales are sweating on the fitness of two of their marquee players, centre Jamie Roberts and lock Alun Wyn Jones, in the wake of their 26-12 defeat to Argentina at the Millennium Stadium.

England coach Stuart Lancaster hopes his decision to field his most inexperienced Test team yet against Fiji at Twickenham will reap a reward come the 2015 World Cup.

Two nations threatening to shake-up the rugby world order face each other when Wales welcome Argentina to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Ospreys prop Aaron Jarvis is set to make his Wales debut against renowned scrummagers Argentina at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday after replacing injured set-piece anchorman Adam Jones.

South Africa will field a young team in upcoming Tests in Ireland, Scotland and England as injured seasoned players stay home, while coach Heyneke Meyer starts preparing for the 2015 World Cup.

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has named Kelly Brown as captain for the November Tests, starting against world champions New Zealand.

Chris Robshaw was on Tuesday confirmed as England captain for the autumn internationals against Fiji, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

Italy coach Jacques Brunel on Friday included two new faces as he named a 30-man squad for upcoming international rugby tests against Tonga, New Zealand and Australia.

Former England captain Bill Beaumont was on Wednesday elected as chairman of the Six Nations Council.

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate could make an appearance in the Six Nations, club coach Darren Edwards said after the Dragons forward underwent successful surgery on a broken ankle.

Wales flanker Dan Lydiate is likely to miss the November international programme after suffering an ankle injury playing for Newport Gwent Dragons against Edinburgh in the Celtic League.

French clubs have no intention of quitting the European Cup and Challenge competitions and playing in an alternative tournament just with English clubs, the vice-president of the French National Rugby League (LNR) told AFP on Monday.

Warren Gatland said he was ready for a "hell of a challenge" after being appointed head coach of the British and Irish Lions for next year's tour of Australia.

The Wallabies may be celebrating a whitewash over Six Nations champions Wales but their deficiencies will be punished by the All Blacks and Springboks in the coming months, Australian media said on Monday.

A Berrick Barnes penalty five minutes from time gave Australia a 20-19 win for a clean sweep in the three-Test series against Six Nations champions Wales in Sydney on Saturday.

Robert Harley ended years of waiting for his big break when he came off the bench to score the winning try for Scotland as they scraped home 17-16 in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday.

Scotland will look to secure an unprecedented Southern Hemisphere clean sweep in a one-off Test against Samoa on Saturday.

There is plenty to play for when South Africa and England clash at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Saturday even though the third and final Test is a dead rubber.