South Africa bounced back from a shock defeat by Ireland with a 31-28 victory over England on Saturday, as world champions New Zealand could afford to field a largely second-string team but still beat Scotland 24-16.
France notched up a thrilling 29-26 victory over Australia, while Wales saw off Fiji 17-13 in possibly one of the worst matches of rugby ever to be televised.
The Springboks, 1995 and 2007 World Cup winners, ran out convincing victors over 2003 champions England in an enthralling match at Twickenham.
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