LONDON (AP) — South Africa left Dublin with a crushing victory over bogey Ireland and England extended its winning streak to 11 tests after surviving Argentina 27-23 in autumn rugby at the weekend.

The South Africans reaffirmed their undisputed top dog status with a 24-13 result after a chaotic match marked by seven yellow cards, with one upgraded and one rescinded.

France outlasted Australia 48-33, New Zealand’s fringe players gave Wales a 52-26 drubbing , Scotland beat overcooked Tonga 56-0 and Italy defeated Chile 34-19 in their first matchup.

Here’s the AP’s takeaways.

Winning streak

After 11 straight wins it’s easy to wonder whether England can equal its tier one world record streak of 18 set from 2015-17. The Six Nations is next and title-contending England has three away

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