Australia vs. England First Ashes Test Day 1
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Australia has completed a rugby league Ashes whitewash of England after Reece Walsh's late double sealed a comfortable 30-8 win in the third test in Leeds.
England's Rugby League Ashes experience ended in a 3-0 series defeat - but is that proof they need more games against Australia? And will they get them?
As England's Autumn Nations Series gets underway against Australia, we look back on the controversial 2015 Rugby World Cup clash between the pair, which ended in two coaches being banned
England will carry confidence from a nine-game winning streak into its rugby match against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.
In the opening match of the three-Test series, Reece Walsh scored the first of four Australia tries after 22 minutes. Angus Crichton crossed over shortly after half-time before he completed his brace with 15 minutes left.
England flanker Henry Pollock has been included on the four-man shortlist for World Rugby's Breakthrough Player of the Year.
Defeat in Paris will complete a rare winless European tour and mean Joe Schmidt’s side finish 2025 as, statistically, the worst ever Wallabies
The competition has been created to give more meaning to rugby’s Test schedule, with the July internationals and autumn matches revamped