RFU releases CCTV of Tom Curry incident ahead 'disciplinary hearing'

Argentina have now formally complained about the England flanker’s behaviour.

Moments after the final whistle, Curry found himself confronted by a group of Argentina players furious over his late tackle on Juan Cruz Mallía — a challenge that Argentina confirmed on Monday left the full-back with a serious injury.

Although Curry was penalised for the collision, he avoided a yellow card and is expected to steer clear of a citing, with the offence not meeting the threshold for a red card despite the severity of Mallía’s injury.

But Argentina have demanded that Six Nations Rugby — organisers of the Autumn Nations Series — launch a full investigation into the tunnel incident, during which Contepomi alleges he was shoved by the Sale Sharks forward.

Per The Telegraph, England will now supply any relevant video evidence and file their own account to tournament officials.

Contepomi, speaking in a fiery Sunday press conference, insisted he was confident the footage would support his version of events. “He’s strong, I’m 48 and he comes and just hits – luckily there are cameras there, I’ll show it – maybe they see it as no incident,” Contepomi said. “Richard Hill [the England team manager] was there so you can ask him.

“I was standing there, he was coming in, he went to say ‘Hi’ to one of our coaches and I said, ‘No, no’, because we were upset, he was reckless and broke our player’s knee.

"I know it’s rugby, but if we don’t look after each other in rugby, it’s like it could be dangerous.

“When he came and he was coming there, I said: ‘Mate, you broke the knee.’ [He said]: ‘F--- off,’ and pushed me like that.

“I don’t know, maybe that’s the way he is. I don’t know him. Now, I would say I’m not happy with the situation. After breaking someone’s knee, I think you need to be at least humble enough and respectful to say sorry, I did something wrong. Yeah, sorry, but he went the opposite. Maybe it’s his way of being a bully. Now, if we want bullies in this game, good on them.”

With upsets, breakthroughs, and a few worrying dips in form, it was a window that revealed plenty about where each nation stands heading into a crucial year ahead.

Here’s how every team measured up — and the grades that reflect their autumn campaigns.

France won the two matches they were expected to — against Fiji and Australia — but the defeat to South Africa takes a lot of shine off their autumn.

That was always going to be the defining fixture, and losing to a 14-man Springbok team feels like a huge missed opportunity. With all the talent they have, this was their chance to prove they belong among the elite, and they fell short.

Shutting out both the USA and Tonga was routine and doesn’t add much to their grade. The real tests were Argentina and New Zealand, and Scotland came up short in both.

They played well against the All Blacks but were undone by the visitors’ depth, while the collapse against Argentina was especially damaging.

There were positives across the autumn, but the same old issues — depth and mental fragility — continue to hold Gregor Townsend’s side back.

Ireland deserve credit for a strong performance against Australia, but the win over Japan was closer than they’d have liked, and defeats to New Zealand and South Africa weren’t part of the plan.

Their squad isn’t getting younger, and the lack of new talent blooded this autumn is a concern. Results-wise, their experienced core couldn’t deliver, and there’s a feeling that this team is beginning to slide.

Expectations for Wales were extremely low, so it’s hard to be too harsh. They also still have a chance to improve their mark with South Africa up next.

A narrow win over Japan keeps them in the second band for the World Cup draw — which was the realistic aim this autumn — so that’s a positive.

Losses to Argentina and New Zealand exposed defensive issues, but there were also signs that Steve Tandy is building something. They shouldn’t be marked too highly, but they don’t deserve too harsh a grade either.

You can’t argue with four wins from four. Few expected Steve Borthwick’s side to pull that off, especially with a historic victory over the All Blacks on home soil — their first since 2012, and their first against New Zealand anywhere since the 2019 World Cup semi-final.

A late wobble against Argentina is the one major criticism, but the way they held on showed real character and resilience. England have finally proven they can edge tight games, which was a big concern last autumn. They’ll be delighted with the progress, and an 11-match winning streak speaks for itself.

Very few people thought Italy would beat Australia, and that result felt like a real statement that they’re becoming a genuinely competitive side.

They also pushed South Africa despite the Boks going down to 14 men and handled Chile while handing debuts to some exciting young players. A hugely encouraging autumn for the Azzurri.

After a promising Lions series and Rugby Championship, Australia looks like they’ve taken a big step backwards — possibly due to fatigue after a gruelling schedule.

Losses to England, Italy, Ireland, and France will sting, and the worrying thing is how much of their progress from earlier in the year seems to have evaporated. Maybe it’s physical and mental burnout, but four defeats from four simply isn’t good enough for the Wallabies.

The All Blacks never really looked settled all autumn, even in victory. They scraped past Ireland in Chicago, let Scotland stay in the contest at Murrayfield, lost to England with a blunt performance, and beat Wales as expected.

With the weight of expectation that always follows a Scott Robertson side, they’ve fallen short of the standard people demand.

A convincing win over Wales got their tour off to a strong start. They then showed immense grit to produce one of the great comebacks at Murrayfield and came close to doing it again against England.

Although they ultimately lost at Twickenham, they’ve earned serious respect in the northern hemisphere for both their quality and their refusal to quit. They’ll still be frustrated not to have finished the job at England’s expense.

Discipline nearly cost them at times, but South Africa dug in and delivered three wins from three, with Wales still to come — a match they’ll expect to win.

The Springboks are always judged by the highest standard, but it’s hard to mark down an unbeaten side, even if some wins were tighter than they’d like. Their depth is unbelievable, they’re superbly coached, and they remain the team everyone is trying to catch.