The Wallabies are bracing for a fast and furious Japan side ready to run the Australians off their feet in their first Test in Osaka, Japan on Saturday evening.
Matthieu Jalibert and hooker Maxime Lamothe scored two tries each as France stormed to a 45-15 win over Japan in the Nations Championship on Saturday.
And just like that we enter the final weekend of the July Nations Championship fixtures. Read on for teams, news, and everything you need to know.
Sean Jansen scored a try on his Ireland debut as they made it a perfect opening two wins from two in their Nations Championship campaign with a 36-20 bonus-point win over Japan in Australia.
The Nations Championship kicked off with an almighty bang in Week 1 and Week 2 is promising to bring even more excitement. Read on for teams, news, and everything you need to know.
Wales ended a record run of 10 successive home Test defeats and gave new head coach Steve Tandy his first win by claiming a dramatic 24-23 victory over Japan in Cardiff.
Louis Rees-Zammit will make his first Wales start since returning to rugby from American football as Japan visit Cardiff on Saturday.
Ireland bounced back from defeat to New Zealand by beginning their home autumn internationals with a 41-10 win over Japan in Dublin.
South Africa back Jesse Kriel is looking forward to the Test against Japan at Wembley on Saturday, saying he will enjoy facing off against players he knows well after nearly a decade of club rugby in Asia.
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has named an experienced side for the Test against Japan in London on Nov. 1, but has included squad debutant Zachary Porthen in the starting XV.
Eve Higgins pounced with the key try as Ireland emerged from a test of character to launch their World Cup with a 42-14 victory over Japan.
Wales finally snapped their 18-Test losing streak with a 31-22 win over Japan in Kobe on Saturday.
Japan stormed back in the second half to beat Wales 24-19 on Kyushu Island on Saturday, extending the visitors' record losing streak to 18 Test matches.
Wales legend Leigh Halfpenny will be a part of the country's coaching staff for their two-Test tour of Japan this summer.
Eddie Jones said he was abused by a fan on his return to Twickenham and shrugged off the criticism of his coaching style made in Danny Care's autobiography.
England have made two changes for Japan on Sunday with Tom Curry and George Furbank both starting, while Asher Opoku-Fordjour is in line to make his debut from the bench.
England will be without Elliot Daly and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso for Sunday's match against Japan, but Tom Curry is fit to feature.
This weekend's action in the Autumn internationals sees Ireland host New Zealand in a rematch of last year's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal, while England welcome Australia to Twickenham.
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New Zealand ran in 10 tries to kick off their end-of-season tour with a convincing 64-19 victory over a lively Japan side in an entertaining test at Yokohama's International Stadium on Saturday.
The blockbuster clashes of the past two weeks may have come to an end, but there is still plenty of intriguing Test action ahead as the July window comes to a close.
The two rugby hemispheres are back together for the first time since the Rugby World Cup, with a bumper Test calendar set to play out across the globe in July.
England fly-half George Ford will miss the upcoming summer tour of Japan and New Zealand to recover from an achilles injury, the RFU confirmed on Sunday.
Former England and Australia boss Eddie Jones has been confirmed as Japan's new head coach through to 2028.
The Japan Rugby Football Union has named Eddie Jones as its new head coach.
