20 Reasons why the Autumn Internationals 2018 will be AWESOME

November 2018 will see the opening of the brand new East Stand Development at Twickenham in time for the eagerly anticipated Quilter Internationals.

1.Ridiculous fancy dress

Yes, there'll be the usual Scotsmen in kilts, English loons dressed up as crusaders, Irish lads with novelty Guinness hats on and Welsh people wearing daffodils on their heads.

2. National Anthems

This isn't football - the national anthems will be done properly, stirring our very souls with their proud and mighty verses.

3. Drinking (a lot)

We're not trying to encourage you. We just know what you're like.

4. Armchair Punditry

As partisan as the professional pundits might be, we're all a million times worse. But it's all a laugh!

5. Some Fantastic Tries

Wow, just wow.

6. Big Tackles

Ouch, just ouch.

7. They're mainly in the UK

That means rugby fever across the nation!

8. The Haka

9. Nigel Owens

While it may seem strange to be excited about a referee, Nigel Owens is undoubtedly the best in the world right now.

10. North v South

Traditionally speaking, northern hemisphere teams have struggled when they are forced to go down south compared to when they stay at home. For whatever reason, results always seem a lot closer in Europe.

11. Proper hard men

12. The Stadiums

13. Manu Tuilagis' wrecking-ball runs

Fancy watching someone get physically flattened like a Looney Tunes character hit by a cartoon bulldozer? Tuilagi is the man to do it.

14. Eating a burger, guilt free

15. A chance to settle old scores

16. The unashamedly biased commentary

Brian Moore, Eddie Butler, and Jonathan Davies are the men who spring to mind when we think of partisan rugby commentary, but they're all at it to be honest.

17.The odd fight/scuffle

18. History could be made!

19.The potential for a player to pick up an Australian

20. Think footballers have all the skills? Think again.