France ended South Africa's 100% document within the Nations Championship with a y over the world champions on the Stade de France on Friday.
Les Bleus' fourth victory from 5 pool matches prolonged their lead within the northern hemisphere standings to 6 factors with one sport to play.
South Africa stay prime of the standings within the southern hemisphere however might be overtaken by New Zealand if the All Blacks beat Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
England will hope to shut the hole to France once they face Japan at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Steve Borthwick's facet are in second place on factors distinction within the northern pool after an emphatic 45-22 victory over Australia final weekend.
Eire secured a 42-12 win over Argentina and are third, with Fiji their guests in Dublin on Saturday.
Scotland, who misplaced to New Zealand final week, are in fourth place with two wins and two defeats and face Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Wales overcame Japan 28-21 of their first residence match of the championship, however stay in fifth place.
France might be favourites to safe their place within the inaugural closing once they face Argentina within the final spherical of pool matches on 21 November.
The finals weekend takes place from 27-29 November, with all six matches at Allianz Stadium and the title match bringing the championship to a conclusion.
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Standings
Autumn fixtures & outcomes
Friday, 6 November
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Saturday, 7 November
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Sunday, 8 November
a
Friday, 13 November
a
Saturday, 14 November
Italy v Argentina (11:40 GMT)
Wales v New Zealand (14:10 GMT)
England v Japan (16:40 GMT)
Eire v Fiji (20:10 GMT)
Sunday, 15 November
Scotland v Australia (15:10 GMT)
Saturday, 21 November
England v New Zealand (14:10 GMT)
Scotland v Japan (14:10 GMT)
Eire v South Africa (16:40 GMT)
Italy v Fiji (16:40 GMT)
France v Argentina (20:10 GMT)
Wales v Australia (20:10 GMT)
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What’s the Nations Championship?
The Nations Championship pits the northern hemisphere groups who compete within the Six Nations – England, Eire, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy – towards southern hemisphere giants South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina, plus invited sides Fiji and Japan.
All groups will play every of the six within the opposing hemisphere as soon as, with three rounds of fixtures staged in July and one other three in November.
Their outcomes will rank the groups inside their very own hemisphere, from one to 6.
On the ultimate weekend in November, there’s a three-day play-off occasion staged at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham. The sixth-placed group within the northern hemisphere performs off towards the equal within the southern hemisphere standings and so forth, culminating within the two top-ranked sides taking one another on.
The winner of that closing match is topped the inaugural Nations Championship winner.
There may be additionally a parallel, Ryder-Cup type hemisphere title. The winner of every of the matches on the play-offs weekend will earn one level for his or her hemisphere, apart from the competition between the 2 top-ranked groups which delivers two.
The primary hemisphere to earn 4 factors over the weekend might be topped winners.
Finals weekend fixtures
27 November
Sixth-place North v Sixth-place South (16:40 GMT)
Third-place North v Third-place South (20:10 GMT)
28 November
Fifth-place North v Fifth-place South (13:10 GMT)
Second-place North v Second-place South (16:40 GMT)
29 November
Fourth-place North v Fourth-place South (13:10 GMT)
First-place North v First-place South (16:40 GMT)
Summer season outcomes
Saturday, 6 July
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Japan 27-10 Italy
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Saturday, 11 July
y
e
d
d
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Saturday, 18 July
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Japan 15-42 France
Australia 57-10 Italy
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