Wales started their November internationals with victory over Scotland, Jonathan Davies scoring on his return from a long injury lay-off.
Kieran Read wants to keep playing after the World Cup, which will likely mark the end of the All Blacks captain's international career.
Jordie Barrett made another mistake in the All Blacks' win over Japan, but Steve Hansen came to his defence.
There was no shortage of action in Tokyo as New Zealand beat Japan 69-31 in a contest featuring 15 tries.
Glasgow Warriors stretched their lead at the top of Conference A to nine points thanks to Nikola Matawalu's hat-trick against Ospreys.
Beauden Barrett will make history if he is named the best player in the world again, but he has some strong competition.
Manu Tuilagi has suffered yet another injury blow, a groin problem ruling him out of the showdown with South Africa.
Both Ireland and Italy are lacking several key men for this weekend's Test meeting in the United States.
Australia will be determined to end their tour with a morale-boosting win over England after a barren run against their rivals.
Injuries have ravaged England's forward pack, but Eddie Jones is excited and confident heading into the South Africa Test.