After last week's 24-22 loss to Australia in the Tri-Nations, Foster had put out his first choice side for a contest against an Argentina side who had not played a test in more than a year.
The renaissance of the Scotland team under Gregor Townsend continued in Florence on Saturday but there was nothing pleasing on the eye in their display.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It was a very much improved performance from Billy Vunipola who would have been my man of the match. He looks really fit and he was doing everything at pace again.
Worcester centre Ollie Lawrence got 61 minutes against Georgia, to add to 12 against Italy a fortnight ago, and should get another crack against Ireland on Saturday.
Smith, 21, has already been in the Harlequins first XV for three years and Bath have been left short of depth at No 10 after Freddie Burns' departure.
EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: Steve Diamond was alerted to the terrible virus news at 6.30am and Sale's consequently depleted squad saw them slip from third to fifth at the end of last season.
Orange has called for fans to be let back into grounds as soon as possible and has revealed that Sale have already lost up to 15million in revenue due to the pandemic ahead of the new season.
Three of England's matchday squad decided not to take part in the Black Lives Matter stance as England got their Autumn Nations campaign off to a winning start against Georgia.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is difficult to assess England's routine win over Georgia because they prioritised the result, rather than trying to raise the level and ambition of their overall game.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The rugby story of the weekend, probably of the year, was Argentina's historic first win over the All Blacks after 33 failed attempts since 1976.
NIK SIMON: Burns qualifies for Ireland through his grandfather and moved to Ulster two years ago, before making his Test debut from the bench against Wales last week.
EXCLUSIVE BY ROB ROBERTSON: Former Scotland star Adam Ashe has signed for LA Giltinis in the USA after rejecting big-money offers from clubs in Japan and England.
The Cardiff Blues flanker, 22, who was born in the Welsh capital while father Liam played on the wing for Cardiff RFC will join Wayne Pivac 's squad ahead of the Georgia match this Saturday.
The Wasps flanker touched down in the emphatic 40-0 win over Georgia , won a breakdown penalty and appeared to settle well into the England line-up operating at openside.
The Six Nations committee have drawn up a financial model that will allow the 2021 competition to go ahead behind closed doors.
George Ford is in contention for an Engand comeback at Twickenham on Saturday after being retained in a squad of 25 to prepare for the Autumn Nations Cup Ireland showdown.
Coach Wayne Pivac and his coaching team are confident that expanding Wales's attacking game and playing a more open style will eventually pay off.
With Sexton injured and Murray consigned to the bench, Ross Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park are the new scrum-half and fly-half combination for the Irish in the Autumn Nations Cup clash.
George Ford took part in a training game on Wednesday, as England finalised preparations for their game against Ireland this Saturday, with the fly-half likely to feature on the bench.
Ben Curry has recovered from Covid just in time for the start of the new Premiership season on Saturday - and the Sale flanker is not short of motivation for the campaign ahead.
England head coach Eddie Jones has named the same backline for Saturday's Test against Ireland with Ollie Lawrence primed for another start in midfield.
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Wayne Pivac will hand out at least three new caps against Georgia as James Botham, Johnny Williams and Kieran Hardy were selected to make Wales debuts this Saturday in a much-changed team.
Eddie Jones has never been swayed by the views of pundits or the public and this latest selection is further, conclusive proof that he does not pay heed to outside opinions.
Botham, 22, will make his debut against Georgia this Saturday having only played 13 professional matches for Cardiff Blues and on the strength of two training sessions with Wales this week.