Our rugby union writers select their best player, team, try and match of the autumn – and choose the worst performance and gripe of the series
Michael Aylwin England. Either them or Ireland. And, no, that doesn’t mean they’re better than New Zealand, just that their performances were the story of the autumn. In the end, completion of unbeaten year trumps historic victory. We’ll remember England’s win over Australia the longest, but don’t underestimate the quality of that win over a Fiji team that was pretty much a Top 14/Premiership select XV, nor beating Argentina with 14 or 13 men for 75 minutes.
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