Peter Bills believes that November's Test schedule underlined the south's dominance over the north in The Independent.
"Britain, Ireland and northern France was blanketed by snow this morning. By contrast, the southern hemisphere basks in warm sunshine and that cosy sense of world rugby supremacy. The seasons and years come and go, but nothing much changes...
"In London, we thought we’d spied an early spring a couple of weeks ago when England beat Australia. But normal service was resumed in the November internationals at the weekend when the South Africans beat up Martin Johnson’s men to record a victory so much more imposing than a 21-11 score line suggests.
"Indeed, all over the northern hemisphere through this month of November, rugby’s world order has re-asserted itself. The southern hemisphere rules, OK? And there’s no disputing it."
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