Tom Curry described as a 'bully', Rassie Erasmus' thumbs up, Louis Bielle-Biarrey's wonder try - Top moments from Quilter Nations Series Round 4

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It is not easy to keep track of every match of the Quilter Nations Series, and so we have decided to round up all the key information you may have missed if you had something on that was not being glued to the TV in your living room or at a pub and watching all the incredible action. So read on to find out why Tom Curry was called a "bully" and why Rassie Erasmus was giving thumbs up in Dublin.

'Almost like Messi' - Bielle-Biarrey's 'stunning' solo try gives France the advantage over Australia

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Staying up to date with everything that is happening in the Quilter Nations Series is not easy.

We at TNT Sports, though, were there for every minute of every game and so were able to keep tabs on all the major moments throughout Europe.

So, if you feel like you missed out on another glorious weekend of Quilter Nations Series action, we have you covered.

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Contepomi calls Curry a ‘bully’

Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi called Tom Curry a "bully" and accused the England flanker of pushing him in the tunnel at Allianz Stadium.

England narrowly held on to ward off an unlikely Pumas comeback and win 27-23, having led 17-0 in the first half and 27-16 with just a minute on the clock.

But after the match, the big talking point was not another George Ford masterclass or the excellent impression left by Max Ojomoh at inside centre, but of Curry and Contepomi.

The Sale Sharks flanker collided with Argentina full-back Juan Cruz Mallia, resulting in the Toulouse star tearing his ACL.

Curry was penalised but not carded despite the lateness of the hit, which angered Contepomi and his coaching staff, whose side had to finish with 14 men on the field as they had used all of their substitutes.

Highlights: England survive Argentina fightback to cap off incredible autumn

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Following the match, Contepomi made his feelings on the matter and Curry extremely clear.

He said: "I don't know where to start with it.

"I am not a good English speaker but I would call it reckless. We ended up playing with 14, they ended up with 15 and it was not even checked out.

"And Curry, let me say, it is not only that because probably it is part of his nature to bully people. But he came off in the tunnel and he gave me a little smack. He is 27, strong. I am 48.

"Not a smack, a push, a hit here on the chest. So maybe it is his nature I don't know.

"I was standing there. He was coming to say 'hi' to one of our coaches [Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe], but Fernandez said 'no, no' because we were upset because he was reckless and broke our player's knee.

"When he came I said 'mate, you broke his knee', and he pushed me. Maybe that's the way he is. I don't know him. I'm not happy with the situation."

Erasmus gives Ireland the thumbs up

Rassie Erasmus finally beat Ireland in Dublin, a ground he had not previously won at with South Africa as the double world champions again highlighted their credentials for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

At full-time of the match, which The Springboks won 24-13, Erasmus appeared to point two thumbs up at Ireland fans below him.

The 53-year-old insisted they were not directed at Ireland fans but was actually replying to South Africa spectators in front of him.

Highlights: South Africa prevail against Ireland in chaotic and card-filled clash

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He said: "There were South Africans sitting in front of us saying, ‘Thank you’,"

"It [his gesture] was a thank you to our people, and we have respect for the way Irish people support their team because it was 19 games on the trot that they have won here [until last year], so for our guys, thank you for the support."

Bielle-Biarrey scores wonder try for France

If there is one thing from this weekend you do need to go back and look at, Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s sensational solo try in France's win over Australia is definitely it.

The Bordeaux winger received the ball in a bit of space by the left touchline but The Wallabies were well covered with Max Jorgensen and Tane Edmed in the back field.

A moment of absolute magic from Bielle-Biarrey saw him chip over Jorgensen’s head, gather the ball on the fall and step inside Edmed to put France into a 17-12 lead, in a game they eventually won 48-33.

'Almost like Messi' - Bielle-Biarrey's 'stunning' solo try gives France the advantage over Australia

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Marx POTM display before being crowned WPOTY

On a day where Bielle-Biarrey showed his credentials to be nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year, South Africa’s Malcolm Marx proved why he was a worthy winner.

The Springbok hooker was everywhere in Dublin and put in such an incredible display he was crowned Player of the Match.

Moments after the match finished, and bizarrely before the action had begun in Paris, Marx was named as World Rugby Player of the Year after a whole host of top quality performances in the past 12 months - becoming the first hooker since Keith Wood in 2001 to do so.

Rogers makes history despite heavy defeat

It is not often there are positives to take from a heavy loss, but for Wales against New Zealand, there genuinely were.

Steve Tandy’s side slipped to a 52-26 defeat to the All Blacks, but the performance, particularly in attack, was one of improvement.

Most notably, the biggest positive came from winger Tom Rogers, who became the first Wales player to score a hat-trick against New Zealand.

'Bottle that Tom!' - Rogers completes special hat-trick with another beautiful finish

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A good way to bookend for Scotland

Scotland’s Quilter Nations Series was far from perfect, but at least it ended on a high.

A narrow 25-17 loss to New Zealand was followed up by a disastrous 33-24 loss to Argentina, after Scotland were leading 21-0 at one stage.

Highlights: Scotland crush Tonga to finish Quilter Nations Series on high

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But in their final match of the autumn, Scotland defeated Tonga 56-0 to return to winning ways.

It was a nice way to bookend the campaign, having started with an 85-0 demolition of the USA.

Ireland on the wrong side of referee

Playing against the back-to-back world champions is hard enough, but playing against them when down in numbers is practically impossible.

Ireland seemed determined to make their challenge as difficult as possible at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, receiving five cards in total, and spending half the game at least a player down.

James Ryan was shown a 20-minute red card for a reckless clear out, before Sam Prendergast was sent to the sin bin for repeat offending, Jack Crowley was then also yellow carded, before Andrew Porter was also shown yellow in the same minute.

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That meant for the first four minutes of the second half, Ireland were down to 12 players and just as they returned to a full complement, Paddy McCarthy was also sent to the naughty step for 10 minutes, leaving Ireland down a man again.

It is unsurprising coach Andy Farrell labelled the game "chaotic".

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