The HSBC SNS World Series is the annual rugby sevens competition that is contested by the top nations in the World. The men's and women's competitions run in tandem and are played at the same time. This year will be the first season after a controversial shake-up by World Rugby which was intended to make the game more sustainable. These changes have been widely derided, and it remains to be seen if they are to be successful, but I'll try to explain exactly how things will look going forward. 

Steve Borthwick's men continued their winning streak with a 33-19 win over the All Blacks whilst Scott Robertson will have a lot of questions to answer in New Zealand. Here are 3 headlines from an epic game of rugby.

England started their Autumn Nations campaign brilliantly with a 25-7 win over Australia. This week the test window truly opens and England will be taking on Fiji. To many this is the game that England are expected to win comfortably but it would be foolish to overlook their opponents this weekend. Fiji qualified automatically for the 2027 World Cup with their performance in 2023 and were one of only 12 teams to do so. During that year they took on England twice. The first of those games was a warm-up for the World Cup in an unusually empty Twickenham with England at a low ebb. Things only got worse for the home team as Fiji managed to pull off an upset to record their first ever win over England. The two teams met once again in the quarter-finals of the ensuing tournament and England only won very narrowly. Borthwick's men now look like a much better team, but Fiji are not to be taken lightly.

The new PWR season looks set to be the biggest and best yet. To get ready for all of the action to come, here is a quick guide to the 9 teams that will be taking part.

On Sunday night, Steve Borthwick announced his 36-man squad for a 3 day training camp before the Autumn internationals. There are several players that are injured and some big omissions among those that are available. Here are 3 of the biggest stories from this squad.

Kickoff: 7:45pm, Friday 17th October

The announcement of England's squad for the Autumn nations is imminent, so I've taken a look at Steve Borthwick's options heading into this round of fixtures.

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Kickoff: 7:45pm, Friday 10th October