Winning the Six Nations may bring the most tangible rewards outside of World Cups, but there is no doubt that the top northern hemisphere teams measure their ultimate strength against their counterparts from the south.

Arriving into Tokyo, we quickly boarded the bullet train down to Osaka which was an experience in itself.

Everyone loves a bit of signed stash, and we have an England Rugby t-shirt and cap signed by Mike Friday, current England Sevens player James Rodwell and our sevens ambassador and former England Sevens captain Ollie Phillips to give away.

The British and Irish Lions’ tour of New Zealand ended with Sam Warburton lifting up the trophy with Kieran Read.

Summary: England and Wales enjoyed clean sweeps on their summer tours, while Scotland won two before losing to a strong and determined Fiji team.