The second ‘real’ weekend of end-of-year Test action took place between Friday and Sunday with no fewer than 14 matches played.
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From a South African point of view, the pick of the Tests was the clash between the Springboks and England at the newly-named Allianz Stadium in London on Saturday.
The Springboks ran out 29-20 winners.
In other standout fixtures, France beat New Zealand 30-29, Ireland edged Argentina 22-19 and Australia thumped Wales 52-20.
Final Test of 2024
Saturday’s match was South Africa’s second of three fixtures on their end-of-year tour.
Rassie Erasmus’s side opened their tour with a 32-15 win over Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh last weekend, and will wrap up their travels against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, 23 November.
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WEEKEND TEST FIXTURES AND RESULTS
FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER
Ireland 22-19 Argentina
SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER
South Korea 22-27 Zimbabwe
Hong Kong 38-17 Brazil
Netherlands 20-17 Chile
Uganda 5-21 Kenya
Japan 36-20 Uruguay
Spain 19-33 Fiji
Scotland 59-21 Portugal
Romania 35-27 Canada
USA 36-17 Tonga
England 20-29 South Africa
France 30-29 New Zealand
SUNDAY, 17 NOVEMBER
Italy 20-17 Georgia
Wales 20-52 Australia
UPDATED WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS AFTER WEEKEND TESTS
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1 | South Africa | 92.78 |
| 2 | Ireland | 90.78 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 90.09 |
| 4 | France | 88.08 |
| 5 | Argentina | 85.40 |
| 6 | Scotland | 82.70 |
| 7 | England | 82.31 |
| 8 | Australia | 82.17 |
| 9 | Fiji | 80.07 |
| 10 | Italy | 78.92 |
| 11 | Wales | 74.01 |
| 12 | Georgia | 73.85 |
| 13 | Japan | 72.95 |
| 14 | Samoa | 72.68 |
| 15 | USA | 68.90 |
| 16 | Portugal | 68.82 |
| 17 | Spain | 67.10 |
| 18 | Uruguay | 65.94 |
| 19 | Tonga | 65.46 |
| 20 | Romania | 64.13 |
Springbok end-of-year squad:
Props: Thomas du Toit (Bath), Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Wilco Louw (Bulls), Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Gerhard Steenekamp (Bulls)
Hookers: Johan Grobbelaar (Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Locks: Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), Ruan Nortje (Bulls), RG Snyman (Leinster)
Loose forwards: Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Cameron Hanekom (Bulls), Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks), Elrigh Louw (Bulls), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), Marco van Staden (Bulls), Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks)
Scrumhalves: Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier), Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Flyhalves: Jordan Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Manie Libbok (Stormers), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers)
Centres: Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)
Outside backs: Kurt-Lee Arendse (Bulls), Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath), Willie le Roux (Bulls), Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Canan Moodie (Bulls)
Which performance this weekend impressed you most?
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