Defeats put England and Wales under pressure – five things from autumn openers

Ireland underlined their credentials with a big win over the Boks. 

England crashed to a 30-29 defeat by Argentina on Sunday (David Davies/PA)

The final autumn campaign before next year’s World Cup began in earnest as England collapsed to a shock defeat by Argentina, Wales crumbled before New Zealand and Ireland and Scotland produced wins against South Africa and Fiji respectively.

Here, the PA news agency examines five things we learned from the weekend.