An early red card was decisive as Bordeaux-Begles suffered their second defeat of the Top 14 season.
Northampton Saints claimed a win over the reigning champions at Allianz Park on the opening weekend of the Premiership season.
After New Zealand thrashed Ireland in Tokyo, Steve Hansen highlighted the value of their experience winning competitions.
Departing duo Joe Schmidt and Rory Best did a "wonderful job" for Ireland, according to New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen.
Ireland have struggled to hit the same heights in 2019 after their success last year, admitted outgoing head coach Joe Schmidt.
England ultimately recorded a comfortable victory over Australia, but Eddie Jones knows his team have a lot more to give.
England are up next for New Zealand after the reigning Rugby World Cup champions recorded an emphatic win over Ireland in Tokyo.
There were tears from Rory Best after New Zealand sent him into retirement on the back of a heavy Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat.
Eddie Jones may be Australian, but England's coach enjoyed dumping the Wallabies out of the Rugby World Cup as his team dominated in Oita.
Michael Cheika is expected to stand down, but he did not appreciate the topic being raised so soon after the Wallabies' World Cup exit.
Eddie Jones won the battle of the coaches as England reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals at the expense of Michael Cheika's Australia.
Ireland enjoyed one of their greatest years in 2018, but they looked a shadow of their former selves as they crashed out of the...
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After Australia lost their Rugby World Cup quarter-final to England, an emotional Michael Cheika struggled to contain his disappointment.
England produced a clinical performance to thump Australia 40-16 and qualify for the semi-finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Nathan Hughes made a big impact on his Premiership debut for Bristol Bears, while Luke Morahan claimed a brace in an emphatic derby win.
South Africa are strong favourites to inflict revenge on Japan four years after the Springboks were humiliated in Brighton.