Watson, who earned 56 caps for England and toured New Zealand with the Lions in 2017, has been beset by injuries of late with a back issue proving the final straw.

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17 Nov: The All Blacks have arrived in Wales, battered and bruised mentally and physically

16 Nov: The Silver Ferns will have the opportunity to cap off a wild 24 hours with a series win in England overnight

16 Nov: Wallabies fall to record-breaking defeat against late-surging Ireland in Dublin, Mack Hansen scores hat-trick

16 Nov: England's celebrating a win over the All Blacks for just the 9th time in 120 years

16 Nov: Ireland leads Australia 19-14 at halftime in their inter-hemisphere clash in Dublin

16 Nov: England's rallied from 12-nil down to beat a ragged New Zealand 33-19 for the first time at Twickenham since 2012...ending the All Blacks' hopes of a tour Grand Slam

16 Nov: South Africa's shrugged off a red card after just 11 minutes to power to a 32-14 win over Italy in Turin

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