Weekend Round-Up: Is This England's New Starting Test Winger?

Catch up on the best of the weekend’s games on Rugby Pass, from the return to Aviva Premiership and Pro12 to the end of the Mitre 10 Cup and the start of Four Nations rugby league.

Aviva Premiership: Exeter vs Bath
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Seeing Semesa Rokoduguni’s name on the England squad list for the Autumn Internationals was pleasing but no surprise – the colossal Fijian-born winger been in devastating form for Bath all season. He didn’t get many touches in the first half against Chiefs on a crisp Autumn afternoon at Sandy Park, with the home side going to the break holding a 3-0 lead. The game opened up a bit late in the second half though and Rokoduguni was able to link up with England teammate George Ford for a glimpse of what could we could see in the white jersey in the coming month.

Mitre 10 Cup: Otago vs North Harbour
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The Mitre 10 Cup Championship final lived up to its promise but not in the way many were expecting. After ten weeks of free-wheeling high-scoring rugby this was something of a 180 – a classic tight, tough game of finals footy. Otago got first points on the board when Fa’asiu Fuatai crossed for a well-executed try after just two minutes but from there it was all arm-wrestle, one that didn’t let up until the final whistle.

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Pro 12: Ulster vs Munster
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If Munster looked a little low on energy in the first half at Kingspan it was easy to understand why – their Champions Cup win over Glasgow the previous weekend was played with a rare intensity. Heading into halftime Ulster were up 14-0 through tries to Charles Piutau and Rob Lyttle, but a try on 40 minutes let the visitors back into the game, setting up a tense second half.

Four Nations: England vs New Zealand
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New Zealand’s record in rugby league internationals on English soil is patchy to say the least – you only need to go back to last year’s 2-1 series loss to see that this was going to be a tricky assignment first-up. Both sides looked a little short of match practice in the early exchanges – the Kiwis took the early lead through Raiders winger Jordan Rapana but England quickly struck back as the game grew into an engrossing battle.