debuts. Mike Ross (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap. No replacement was issued when Tommy O'Donnell was taken off injured in the 75th minute. Week 3 Notes: Richie McCaw surpassed Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll world record as the most capped rugby player, with 142 caps. David Pocock (Australia) earned his 50th test cap. New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup. Notes: Jack Conan, Nathan White (both Ireland), Hugh Blake and Michael Cusack (both Scotland) made their international debuts. Notes: Sam Burgess, Calum Clark, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Henry Slade (England) made their international debuts. François Trinh-Duc (France) earned his 50th test cap. This was the 100th match contested between England and France. Notes: Santiago García Botta (Argentina) made his international debut. Week 4 Notes: This was Japan's first ever win over Uruguay. Notes: Carlo Canna, Marcello Violi (both Italy), John Hardie, Damien Hoyland, Rory Hughes Stuart McInally and WP Nel (all Scotland) made their international debuts; Nel was the first Scottish Rugby Union project player to be capped. Grant Gilchrist was due to captain Scotland, but pulled out of the game prior to kick off due to illness. Jim Hamilton took his place in the starting XV, with hooker Kevin Bryce filling the vacated bench place. This Scottish win ended their six-match losing streak. Notes: Jamie George (England) made his international debut. Frédéric Michalak became France's top point scorer with 394 points, surpassing Christophe Lamaison's record of 380. Notes: Niku Kruger (United States) made his international debut. This win saw the United States claim their third consecutive win over Canada, setting a new record for their longest winning streak against Canada. 41 points was the most points the United States had ever scored against Canada. Week 5 Notes: Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) and Tomas Francis (Wales) made their international debuts. George North (Wales) earned his 50th test cap, the youngest player to do so for any nation. This was Ireland's first loss at home since their 24–22 loss to New Zealand during the 2013 end of year tests. Notes: This was Scotland's largest winning margin over Italy of 41 points, surpassing the previous 38 point margin in 2003. The 48 points was also the most points scored by Scotland over Italy. Week 6 Notes: Giorgi Nemsadze (Georgia) earned his 50th test cap. Notes: Davit Zirakashvili (Georgia) earned his 50th test caps. Notes: Florin Surugiu (Romania) earned his 50th test cap. Paula Kinikinilau and Johan