SCORES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT)
By Mark Orlovac
1840: The final whistle blows and Ireland open up their autumn campaign with an impressive win. The Irish were not at their best but they had more than enough for an under-strength Springboks side.
1839: With time running out, Dempsey caps a fine display with a superb covering tackle on Steyn.
1833: Full-back Girvan Dempsey initiates an attack as Ireland look to hit back straight away. Horgan touches down in the corner after a fine O'Driscoll flip pass. O'Gara adds the extras.
1832: The Springboks counter after a poor kick through by O'Gara. Steyn goes across field before releasing the explosive Habana who wastes little time in going over. Pretorius adds the conversion to make the score 25-15.
1828: South Africa's defence has improved massively from the first half. Horgan does break through though and the Springboks are penalised for coming in from the side at a ruck.
O'Gara, who initially signalled to go for touch, is told by skipper Brian O'Driscoll to kick for goal. It is a good decision by the 2005 Lions captain as O'Gara slots through the posts.
1823: South Africa are enjoying a bit more possession and debutant winger Francois Steyn bursts through a flailing tackle to go over in the corner. Pretorius misses the difficult conversion from the touchline.
1810: Munster lock Donncha O'Callaghan does some fine work on the ground to stop a South Africa attack and to win possession for his side. The Springboks desperately try and slow the ball down as Ireland counter and although the visitors concede a penalty, O'Gara pushes the ball wide.
1804: South Africa use their power and strength to punch some holes in the Ireland line but the attack breaks down as they are penalised for playing the ball on the floor.
1802: To compensate for the wind, Andre Pretorius uses sand instead of a normal kicking tee as South Africa are given a penalty. It makes no difference at the Cats fly-half makes a complete hash of it.
1757: South Africa get the game underway for the final 40 minutes of the day and will be looking to improve after missing a total of 17 tackles in the opening period.
1744: With the half entering stoppage time, South Africa are penalised at the scrum. As it will be the last action of the first half, O'Gara goes for goal even though it is inside his own half but the ball drops wide.
1742: Horgan and O'Driscoll launch another incisive Ireland attack. Trimble just misses out on his second try as Juan Smith produces a stunning covering tackle. Ireland though, steal the line-out and Munster prop Marcus Horan goes over from close range. O'Gara adds the extras and their lead is now 22-3.
1737: Ireland concede two quickfire penalties and South Africa try with their forwards to barge their way over. However, Ireland's defence is sound and they eventually clear their lines.
1733: It is all Ireland now and it is the turn of lock Paul O'Connell to make another break. However, the Irish cannot take advantage.
1730: Gordon D'Arcy breaks through the defence and Horgan comes in off his wing but is bundled out of bounds before he can get to the try line.
1727: Ireland show the class that saw them claim the Triple Crown earlier this year. They work their way around South Africa's rush defence as Trimble bursts through and the ball works its way out to flanker David Wallace who crosses for his sixth try for his country.
The ball falls over as O'Gara goes to kick the conversion and his attempted drop goes wide.
1724: Munster fly-half O'Gara puts Ireland 10-3 ahead after South Africa infringe. He claims the three points even though scrum-half Peter Stringer is forced to keep the ball steady. The Irish, in their change white strip, seem to have seen off the early Springbok charge.
1722: Both sides are battling gamely but at the moment the forwards are dominating. O'Gara is kicking superb from hand.
1708: The home side hit back straight away after the forwards create a solid platform at the scrum. Winger Andrew Trimble hits the line at pace and storms through the defensive line to score. O'Gara adds the simple conversion.
1706: South Africa start the game very powerfully. Fly-half Andre Pretorius misses a drop goal but kicks over a penalty soon afterwards to put them 3-0 ahead. Apart from the kick-off, Ireland have not touched the ball yet.
1705: Ireland wing Shane Horgan is warned after a late hit on Springbok centre Bryan Habana.
1703: A rousing rendition of Ireland's Call ends the musical fiesta. The stage is ready and Ronan O'Gara gets the game underway.
1655: The last game of the day, Ireland v South Africa, is about to start and the players are on the pitch ready for the anthems. It is a gloomy, windy night at Lansdowne Road.
1621: Rugby Football Union elite director of rugby Rob Andrew has a look of thunder as Argentina celebrate their first victory at Twickenham.
He knows that he will face calls to replace Robinson after yet another defeat for the world champions.
1618: The final whistle blows in Cardiff and Wales head coach Gareth Jenkins celebrates his first win.
1616: England pile forward in a desperate attempt to level the game but are unable to get the crucial score. The whistle blows and head coach Andy Robinson storms to the dressing room as the boos ring around the stadium.
England have now lost seven in a row, equalling their worst run since 1971/72, and there are severe doubts over Robinson's future.
1614: It is all over in Edinburgh and Scotland, although not totally convincing, were totally dominant over their vastly inferior opponents.
1609: Edinburgh centre Marcus Di Rollo makes a mini break which ends up with Cusiter crossing for Scotland's seventh try. Godman adds the conversion.
1607: More errors and indiscipline from England, this time from Julian White, gives Argentina another chance and Todeschini takes it. The Pumas are seven ahead and on the brink of a famous win.
1602: England number eight Pat Sanderson knocks on at the base of a scrum following pressure from scrum-half Agustin Pichot. Todeschini kicks the penalty and Argentina are 22-18 ahead with just 12 minutes to go. This could be a very, very bad day for England.
Sanderson and hooker George Chuter are subbed with Lee Mears and Magnus Lund coming on. Skipper Martin Corry moves to number eight.
1557: Juan Martin Hernandez misses another drop goal chance for Argentina.
1555: Scotland score again following a lovely pop pass from substitute scrum-half Chris Cusiter which gives hooker Dougie Hall the chance to barge his way over. Godman adds the extras and the Scots are 41-6 ahead.
1554: A quick tap from Richards sends Balshaw on his way for England. He has too much pace for the Argentine defence and he touches down, much to the relief of the Twickenham support. However, England do not take the lead as Flood misses the conversion.
1553: Flood makes up for his earlier mistakes by kicking a penalty from in front of the posts and England are now six points behind.
In Cardiff, Saracens' Kameli Ratuvou proves why he is considered so highly-rated when he shows fast feet to bamboozle Sweeney and score while Pisi drops the ball over to close the gap to 38-20.
1549: Some lovely passing from Scotland sees Godman dart over from close range. He dusts himself down to add the extras.
1547: Pisi finally gets his first points on the board with a simple penalty while Adam Rhys Jones replaces Chris Horsman.
1546: A nightmare for England as Flood, who had to collect a tricky pass from Richards, delivers an intercept ball to Todeschini, who runs in from 70m to score. He also adds the conversion to put the Pumas 19-10 ahead, the Twickenham crowd is stunned.
Sackey hobbles off to be replaced by Wasps colleague Josh Lewsey.
1542: Hodgson comes off for England and Newcastle back Toby Flood replaces him at fly-half to the cheers of the Twickenham crowd.
1541: Wales seem to have rediscovered their groove as they touch down again from a breakaway move from their own half.
Mark Jones was tackled on his way to the line but he managed to offload to Sweeney who dipped over and then dropped over another sweet kick and Wales are 38-10 in front.
1539: Borders flanker Kelly Brown is penalised for not using his arms in the tackle and Vlaicu adds his second penalty but Romania are still 27-6 behind.
1536: England number nine Perry, who has not had the best of games, is replaced by Gloucester's Peter Richards.
In Cardiff, a momentary lapse of concentration amongst the Welsh defence sees London Irish centre Seilala Mapusua skip through a yawning gap to touch down for the Pacific Islanders but Pisi misses the conversion again.
1534: Another debut try for Scotland as Edinburgh centre Rob Dewey uses his power to barge his way through some pretty lightweight Romanian defending. Godman, whose pass in the build up to the try looked forward, kicks the conversion.
1532: Argentina take the lead for the first time as Todeschini kicks over again. The Pumas, who lost narrowly to the All Blacks earlier this year, are 12-10 ahead.
Meanwhile, Sweeney gets the game restarted in Cardiff.
1528: The games in Edinburgh and Twickenham have resumed. Scotland substitute David Callam tries desperately to barge his way over the try line but he is held up. The attendance at Murrayfield is given at just over 12,000.
Half-time scores:
England 10-9 Argentina
Wales 31-5 Pacific Islanders
Scotland 20-3 Romania
1519: More sloppy passing from the Pacific Islanders this time from Seilala Mapusua allows Lee Byrne to roll in another interception on the stroke of half-time while Sweeney converts before the whistle sounds.
1518: England full-back Iain Balshaw is isolated as he tries to run out of defence and eventually the home side give away a penalty. Todeschini adds another three points and England are only 10-9 ahead as the half-time whistle blows.
In Cardiff, Justin Va'a bustles his way up the line and the Samoan prop shakes off strong challenges from Lee Byrne and Gavin Thomas to touch down. The conversion is missed by Tusi Pisi and the score is now 24-5.
1516: A blow for Scotland as Jason White limps off with a knee injury. A Romanian maul drives forward towards the Scotland line and after a lengthy period of consultation, the video referee does not give the try because of a double movement. The whistle blows for half-time.
1515: A poor clearance kick from England scrum-half Shaun Perry puts his side in trouble. England are penalised for not rolling away and Todeschini, who is renowned for his kicking, slots over.
1509: Hodgson plays in England wing Paul Sackey, who beats off two defenders and then out-paces the full-back to cross for a fine try. Hodgson then converts and England are now 10-3 ahead.
1508: Scots scrum-half Mike Blair gives the injection that the game needs and produces a fine break which leads to a try for Southwell although Godman misses the kick.
Meanwhile in Cardiff, it is another easy try for Wales as Sonny Parker offloads the ball to Kevin Morgan, who comfortably runs over. Sweeney keeps up his 100% record as he adds the extras as Wales surge 24-0 ahead.
1506: Maybe it is the lack of atmosphere, but Scotland are looking quite lacklustre. Romania enjoy a fair period of possession and territory.
1502: Welsh star James Hook takes advantage of a poor pass in midfield and scores an easy intercept try. Sweeney kicks the conversion from right in front of the posts and Wales are now 17-0 up.
1500: It is the end of the afternoon for Argentine and London Irish centre Gonzalo Tiesi who has to go off injured. Federico Todeschini is his replacement.
1457: Pumas full-back Juan Martin Hernandez misses a drop goal attempt while Godman adds a penalty for Scotland as they increase their lead to 15-3.
1453: Wales wing Mark Jones crosses for a fine 30m solo score and is eventually awarded the try after a lengthy deliberation over whether he put his foot in touch. Sweeney adds the extras to put Wales 10-0 ahead.
1451: Scotland score their second try after a fine outside break from full-back Hugo Southwell. He chips ahead and then picks up before sliding over. Godman misses the conversion.
1450: Romania full-back Florin Vlaicu kicks a penalty to make the score in Edinburgh 7-3.
1446: The Pacific Islanders' defence is very jittery and they concede another penalty but this time Wales go for the catch and drive 15m from the line.
Scrum-half Michael Phillips tries to get the ball over the line from the resulting play but Moses Rauluni got his hand under the ball to prevent the score.
1445: Contepomi misses a difficult penalty chance for the Pumas but Hodgson sums up England's error-prone start by kicking straight out from the 22 drop out.
1445: Scotland skipper Jason White punches through the Romanian defence, with scrum-half Valentin Calafeteanu on the receiving end.
He offloads to debutant number eight Johnnie Beattie who has the simple task of crossing over while Phil Godman, making his first Scotland start, adds the conversion.
1441: It is a very scrappy start for Scotland in Edinburgh. The Scots have made some breaks but have been penalised for holding on to the ball.
1440: England centre Anthony Allen misses a tackle on Miguel Avramovic as Argentina break through the England line. England infringe and Felipe Contepomi levels the game at 3-3.
1437: England and Wales take a 3-0 lead at almost the same time, Hodgson kicks a penalty for England while Ceri Sweeney does the same for Wales.
1435: Ominous signs for England as Argentina make a mess of their opening scrum, a positive start for the Pumas.
1434: Charlie Hodgson starts the game for England at Twickenham while the Islanders begin proceedings in Cardiff.
1429: Scotland and Romania are poised to start their match. Murrayfield is looking decidedly empty as the visitors get the contest underway.
1429: A minute's silence is observed at the Millennium Stadium and for the first time the Pacific Islanders' version of the Haka is heard in the northern hemisphere.
1427: Argentina are led out by captain Agustin Pichot to polite applause. England follow shortly after to an enthusiastic - if slightly nervous - reception from the Twickenham crowd. There is a lot of high-fiving and manly hugging among the England players as they look to end their run of six straight defeats.
There is an impeccably observed minute's silence for Armistice Day, before the two national anthems are sung.
1424: The players are out in Edinburgh and are ready for the anthems while in Cardiff, Wales and the Pacific Islanders are lining up in the tunnel. Just in case you don't know, the lads from Tonga, Fiji and Samoa look absolutely massive.
1413: Both Wales and the Pacific Islanders are going through their paces in Cardiff. There are still plenty of empty seats but the crowd are bound to fill in before kick off.
1410: Scotland greet Doddie Weir is resplendent in tartan trousers in Edinburgh ahead of the Romania clash. The sun is out in the capital - perfect weather for running rugby.
1407: It is a dry, cloudy day in south west London and both England and Argentina are out on the Twickenham pitch going through their final warm-ups.
It is a busy day on the international stage as the autumn series gets into full swing with all four home nations in action.
It is a big day at Twickenham, where England will be aiming to end a run of six straight defeats when they play Argentina.
Another loss would put massive pressure on head coach Andy Robinson, who makes only one change from the side that lost to New Zealand last week.
In Cardiff, Wales will be without captain and fly-half Stephen Jones as they take on the Pacific Islanders.
Gareth Jenkins, still searching for his first win as coach, has made 14 alterations after the thrilling 29-29 draw with Australia.
Scotland take on Romania at Murrayfield with coach Frank Hadden wanting his side to "smash" their opponents.
Nothing less than a comprehensive victory will do for the Scots as they look to build on the impressive wins over France and England in the 2006 Six Nations.
Later on, triple crown winners Ireland face a new-look South Africa in Dublin.
The Irish are looking for only their third win against the Springboks and name hooker Rory Best in the starting line up for the first time.
And tonight France take on New Zealand in Lyon in the first game of their two-match Test series in what is seen by many as a warm-up for next year's World Cup.