2025 mid-year rugby union tests

The 2025 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter internationals in the Southern Hemisphere) are international rugby union matches that will be mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the July international window. 2025 will see the British & Irish Lions touring Australia. It is expected to be the last mid-year window in which “Tier I” countries (the SANZAAR teams and teams that make up the Six Nations Championship) compete in the non-organised format, following the creation of the Nations Championship.^[1]

Series and tours

Series

Series	Result	Winner
Australia–British & Irish Lions test series^[2]
Argentina–England test series^[3]	0–1
Japan–Wales test series^[4]	1–1	Drawn series
New Zealand–France test series^[5]^[6]	2–0	New Zealand
South Africa–Italy test series^[7]	1–0

Tours

Team	Tour	Opponents
Argentina	Europe	British & Irish Lions (won)
Belgium	Americas (Tier II)	United States (lost) – Canada (TBD)
England	Americas	United States (TBD)
Fiji	Pacific	Australia (lost)
Georgia	Africa	South Africa (TBD)
Ireland	Europe (Tier II)	Georgia (won) – Portugal (TBD)
Italy	Africa	Namibia (won) – South Africa (TBD)
Romania	Americas (Tier II)	Chile (lost) – Uruguay (TBD)
Scotland	Pacific (Tier II)	Māori All Blacks (won) – Fiji (lost) – Samoa (TBD)
Spain	Americas (Tier II)	United States (TBD) – Canada (TBD)
Uruguay	Americas	Argentina (TBD)

Fixtures

14/15 June

14 June 2025
15:00 CAT (UTC+02)

Namibia	22–19	Uganda
	Report

Walvis Bay High School, Walvis Bay^[8]
Referee: Zaid Izaacs (Namibia)

15 June 2025
14:00 CEST (UTC+02)

Switzerland	14–27	Senegal
	Report

Stade Marius Berthet, Hermance

20/21 June

20 June 2025
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Boland Cavaliers	50–14	Kenya

Boland Stadium, Wellington^[9]

20 June 2025
20:00 IST (UTC+01)

British & Irish Lions	24–28	Argentina
Try: Aki 18' c Penalty try 45' Beirne 52' c Con: F. Smith (2/2) 19', 53' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Mendy 11' m Albornoz 40' c Cordero 58' c Con: Albornoz (2/3) 40+1', 53' Pen: Albornoz (3/3) 4', 25', 39'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin^[10]
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Marcus Smith
RW	14	Tommy Freeman
OC	13	Sione Tuipulotu
IC	12	Bundee Aki	59'
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe	59'
FH	10	Fin Smith
SH	9	Alex Mitchell	49'
N8	8	Ben Earl
OF	7	Jac Morgan	49'
BF	6	Tom Curry
RL	5	Tadhg Beirne
LL	4	Maro Itoje (c)	49'
TP	3	Finlay Bealham	59'	80'
HK	2	Luke Cowan-Dickie	49'
LP	1	Ellis Genge	59'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	49'
PR	17	Pierre Schoeman	59'
PR	18	Tadhg Furlong	59'	80'
LK	19	Scott Cummings	71'
FL	20	Henry Pollock	49'
SH	21	Tomos Williams	49'
FB	22	Elliot Daly	59'
WG	23	Mack Hansen	59'
Coach:
Andy Farrell


FB	15	Santiago Carreras
RW	14	Rodrigo Isgró
OC	13	Lucio Cinti		55'	60'
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Ignacio Mendy		44'
FH	10	Tomás Albornoz
SH	9	Gonzalo García		70'
N8	8	Joaquín Oviedo		47'	56'	65'
OF	7	Juan Martín González
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo
LL	4	Franco Molina		59'
TP	3	Joel Sclavi		47'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		80'
LP	1	Mayco Vivas	45'			66'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bautista Bernasconi		80'
PR	17	Boris Wenger		47'	56'	66'
PR	18	Francisco Coria Marchetti		47'
FL	19	Santiago Grondona		59'
FL	20	Joaquín Moro		60'
SH	21	Simón Benítez Cruz		70'
CE	22	Matías Moroni		55'	60'
WG	23	Santiago Cordero		44'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi

Player of the Match:
Tomás Albornoz (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

Finlay Bealham, Scott Cummings, Ben Earl, Tommy Freeman, Ellis Genge, Mack Hansen, Rónan Kelleher, Alex Mitchell, Jac Morgan, Henry Pollock, Pierre Schoeman, Fin Smith, Sione Tuipulotu and Tomos Williams all made their Lions debuts.
This was Argentina's first win over the British and Irish Lions.^[11]
This was the British and Irish Lions first home loss to an international opposition; though had previously lost at home to a World XV ('The Rest') side in 1986.
Argentina claim the 1888 Cup.

21 June 2025
15:00 CAT (UTC+02)

Namibia	19–59	Pumas
	Report

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek^[8]
Referee: Johre Botha (Namibia)

21 June 2025
16:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Limpopo Blue Bulls	26–56	Uganda
	Report

Hoërskool Nylstroom, Modimolle ^[12]

21 June 2025
15:15 BST (UTC+1)

England XV	24–26	France XV
Try: Willis 23' c Coles 27' m Carpenter 39' c Dombrandt 59' m Con: Ford (2/4) 23', 40'	Report	Try: Barlot 6' m Auradou 9' c Malez 74' c Taofifénua 80+1' c Con: Le Garrec (1/2) 10' Hastoy (2/2) 75', 80+2'

Twickenham Stadium, London^[13]
Attendance: 34,129
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Team details


FB	15	Joe Carpenter		60'
RW	14	Tom Roebuck
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Seb Atkinson
LW	11	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso	33'
FH	10	George Ford (cc)
SH	9	Ben Spencer
N8	8	Tom Willis		55'
OF	7	Guy Pepper		60'
BF	6	Ted Hill
RL	5	Nick Isiekwe		69'
LL	4	Alex Coles
TP	3	Joe Heyes		60'
HK	2	Jamie George (cc)		67'
LP	1	Fin Baxter		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Theo Dan		67'
PR	17	Bevan Rodd		54'
PR	18	Trevor Davison		60'
LK	19	Chandler Cunningham-South		69'
FL	20	Jack Kenningham		60'
N8	21	Alex Dombrandt		55'
SH	22	Raffi Quirke		60'
CE	23	Oscar Beard		53'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick


FB	15	Théo Attissogbe		40'
RW	14	Maël Moustin		46'
OC	13	Émilien Gailleton
IC	12	Gaël Fickou (c)
LW	11	Alivereti Duguivalu
FH	10	Antoine Hastoy
SH	9	Nolann Le Garrec		60'
N8	8	Mickaël Guillard
OF	7	Killian Tixeront
BF	6	Alexandre Fischer
RL	5	Tyler Duguid		46'	77'
LL	4	Hugo Auradou		46'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani		46'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot		60'
LP	1	Baptiste Erdocio		46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Guillaume Marchand		60'
PR	17	Paul Malez		46'
PR	18	Demba Bamba		46'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua		46'
FL	20	Cameron Woki	55'	46'
FL	21	Jacobus van Tonder		46'
SH	22	Baptiste Jauneau		60'
FH	23	Léo Berdeu		40'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Nolann Le Garrec (France XV)

Assistant referees:
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Ben Breakspear (Wales)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

24 June

24 June 2025
18:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South African Barbarians	24–27	Kenya
	Report

Nylstroom Rugby Club, Modimolle^[14]

26 June

26 June 2025
18:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Limpopo Blue Bulls	42–35	Kenya
	Report

Nylstroom Rugby Club, Modimolle^[15]

27/28 June

27 June 2025
14:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Pumas	102–0	Uganda

Nelspruit Rugby Club, Nelspruit^[12]

27 June 2025
15:00 CAT (UTC+02)

Namibia	6–73	Italy
Pen: Swanepoel (2/2) 7', 16'	Report	Try: Penalty try (2) 5', 80+3' Trulla (3) 18' m, 40+2' c, 75' c Marin 23' c Gesi 32' c Menoncello 38' c Fusco 45' c Spagnolo 63' m Varney 70' c Con: Da Re (6/8) 24', 33', 39', 43', 46', 71' Varney (1/1) 76'

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek^[8]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	André van den Berg
RW	14	Danie van der Merwe
OC	13	Alcino Izaacs	56'
IC	12	Danco Burger
LW	11	Jurgen Meyer
FH	10	Tiaan Swanepoel
SH	9	Jacques Theron	72'
N8	8	Adriaan Booysen	9'	17'	60'
OF	7	Max Katjijeko
BF	6	Prince !Gaoseb (c)
RL	5	Johan Retief	72'
LL	4	Adriaan Ludick	47'
TP	3	Aranos Coetzee	60'
HK	2	Louis van der Westhuizen	4'	56'
LP	1	Haitembu Shikufa	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Armand Combrinck	9'	17'	56'
PR	17	Jason Benade	60'
PR	18	Sidney Halupé	60'
LK	19	Ruan Ludick	72'
FL	20	Johan Luttig	47'
FL	21	Peter Diergaardt	72'
SH	22	Oela Blaauw	60'
WG	23	Quiren Madjiedt	56'
Coach:
Jacques Burger


FB	15	Jacopo Trulla
RW	14	Paolo Odogwu	71'
OC	13	Tommaso Menoncello
IC	12	Leonardo Marin	44'
LW	11	Simone Gesi
FH	10	Giacomo Da Re
SH	9	Alessandro Fusco	54'
N8	8	Ross Vintcent
OF	7	Manuel Zuliani	60'
BF	6	Sebastian Negri
RL	5	Riccardo Favretto	54'
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone
TP	3	Marco Riccioni	5'
HK	2	Giacomo Nicotera (c)	54'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti	54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo	54'
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo	54'
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa	5'
LK	19	Andrea Zambonin	54'
FL	20	Lorenzo Cannone	60'
SH	21	Stephen Varney	54'
FH	22	Giulio Bertaccini	44'
WG	23	Mirko Belloni	71'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Giacomo Da Re (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Notes:

This was Italy’s largest-ever winning margin in an away Test Match, surpassing the previous 61-point margin set against Portugal during the 1995-1997 FIRA Trophy.
Sidney Halupé, Jurgen Meyer, Danie van der Merwe (all Namibia), Mirko Belloni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Muhamed Hasa (all Italy) made their international debuts.^[16]

28 June 2025
18:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan XV	20–53	Māori All Blacks
Try: Ueda (2) 9' c, 32' c Con: Greene (2/2) 10', 33' Pen: Greene (2/2) 20', 50'	Report	Try: Forbes 23' m Wrampling 28' m Eklund 35' m McWhannell 43' c Sullivan 52' c Nock 59' c Brown 66' c Hauiti-Parapara 72' m Trask 80+1' m Con: Reihana (5/9) 44', 53', 60', 67'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo^[17]
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

28 June 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	54–7	Barbarians
Try: Marx 5' m Kolbe 9' c Tshituka (2) 22' c, 69' c Wessels 45' c Arendse 57' c de Jager 59' c de Allende 80+2 c' Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2/3) 10', 23' Libbok (5/5) 46', 58', 60', 69', 80+3'	Report	Try: Jaminet 64' c Con: Jaminet (1/1) 65'

DHL Stadium, Cape Town^[18]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Aphelele Fassi
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Jesse Kriel (c)
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	44'
SH	9	Morne van den Berg	44'
N8	8	Jean-Luc du Preez	38'	40'	44'
OF	7	Vincent Tshituka
BF	6	Marco van Staden			44'
RL	5	Lood de Jager		70'
LL	4	Jean Kleyn	44'	70'
TP	3	Asenathi Ntlabakanye	44'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	44'
LP	1	Ox Nché	44'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Marnus van der Merwe	44'
PR	17	Jan-Hendrik Wessels	44'
PR	18	Neethling Fouche	44'
LK	19	Franco Mostert	44'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	38'	40'	44'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach	44'
FH	22	Manie Libbok	44'
CE	23	André Esterhuizen	44'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Melvyn Jaminet
RW	14	Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens
OC	13	Leicester Fainga'anuku
IC	12	Peter Umaga-Jensen
LW	11	Mark Telea	63'
FH	10	Josh Jacomb
SH	9	Tawera Kerr-Barlow	47'
N8	8	Shannon Frizell	52'
OF	7	Sam Cane	47'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony (c)	61'
RL	5	David Ribbans
LL	4	Ruben van Heerden
TP	3	Paul Alo-Emile	47'
HK	2	Camille Chat	47'
LP	1	Cian Healy	47'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ricky Riccitelli	47'
PR	17	Hassane Kolingar	47'
PR	18	Will Collier	47'
LK	19	Josh Beehre	61'
FL	20	Hoskins Sotutu	52'
SH	21	Santiago Arata	47'
CE	22	Joe Marchant	63'
FL	23	Lachlan Boshier	47'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Assistant referees:
Christopher Allison (South Africa)
Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
Television match official:
Egon Seconds (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Crouse (South Africa)

5/6 July

5 July 2025
15:35 NZST (UTC+12)

Māori All Blacks	26–29	Scotland
Try: Nock 1' m Walker-Leawere 31' c Eklund 57' c Wrampling 67' c Con: Reihana (2/3) 32', 58' Trask (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Paterson 11' c Horne (2) 24' c, 53' m Reed 40' c Con: Hastings (3/4) 12', 25', 40' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 16'

Okara Park, Whangārei^[19]
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

Team details


FB	15	Zarn Sullivan
RW	14	Cole Forbes		58'
OC	13	Bailyn Sullivan	47'
IC	12	Gideon Wrampling
LW	11	Daniel Rona
FH	10	Rivez Reihana		58'	66'
SH	9	Sam Nock		70'
N8	8	Cullen Grace
OF	7	Jahrome Brown		68'
BF	6	TK Howden	44'
RL	5	Isaia Walker-Leawere
LL	4	Antonio Shalfoon		54'
TP	3	Kershawl Sykes-Martin		54'
HK	2	Kurt Eklund (c)		64'
LP	1	Jared Proffit		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jacob Devery		64'
PR	17	Pouri Rakete-Stones		54'
PR	18	Benet Kumeroa		54'
LK	19	Laghlan McWhannell		54'
FL	20	Caleb Delany		68'
SH	21	Kemara Hauiti-Parapara		70'
FH	22	Kaleb Trask		58'	66'
CE	23	Corey Evans		58'
Coach:
Ross Filipo


FB	15	Ollie Smith
RW	14	Harry Paterson
OC	13	Rory Hutchinson
IC	12	Stafford McDowall (c)
LW	11	Arron Reed
FH	10	Adam Hastings		63'
SH	9	George Horne		63'
N8	8	Ben Muncaster		29'
OF	7	Andy Onyeama-Christie		70'
BF	6	Josh Bayliss
RL	5	Cameron Henderson	80'
LL	4	Marshall Sykes		51'
TP	3	Fin Richardson		51'
HK	2	Patrick Harrison		51'
LP	1	Nathan McBeth		51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	George Turner		51'
PR	17	Alec Hepburn		51'
PR	18	Will Hurd		51'
LK	19	Max Williamson		51'
LK	20	Gregor Brown		70'
FL	21	Alex Masibaka	31'	29'
FH	22	Fergus Burke		63'
SH	23	Jamie Dobie		63'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Assistant referees:
Jordan Way (Australia)
Matt Kellahan (Australia)
Television match official:
Oli Kellett (Australia)

Notes:

This was Scotland's first win over the Māori All Blacks.

5 July 2025
14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	24–19	Wales
Try: Matsunaga 16' c Nakakusu 59' c Vailea 70' c Con: Seung-sin (3/3) 17', 60', 71' Pen: Seung-sin (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: B. Thomas 4' c Penalty try 20' T. Rogers 22' m Con: Costelow (1/2) 5'

Mikuni World Stadium, Kitakyushu^[17]
Attendance: 13,487
Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

Team details


FB	15	Takuro Matsunaga		19'
RW	14	Kippei Ishida
OC	13	Dylan Riley
IC	12	Shōgo Nakano
LW	11	Malo Tuitama		51'
FH	10	Lee Seung-sin
SH	9	Shinobu Fujiwara		79'
N8	8	Amato Fakatava		56'
OF	7	Jack Cornelsen
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Warner Dearns
LL	4	Epineri Uluiviti		56'
TP	3	Shuhei Takeuchi
HK	2	Mamoru Harada
LP	1	Yota Kamimori
Substitutions:
HK	16	Hayate Era
PR	17	Sena Kimura
PR	18	Keijiro Tamefusa
LK	19	Waisake Raratubua		56'
FL	20	Ben Gunter		56'
SH	21	Shuntaro Kitamura		79'
FH	22	Ichigo Nakakusu	20'	19'
FB	23	Halatoa Vailea		51'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Blair Murray
RW	14	Tom Rogers
OC	13	Johnny Williams	68'
IC	12	Ben Thomas
LW	11	Josh Adams
FH	10	Sam Costelow
SH	9	Kieran Hardy
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau	57'
OF	7	Josh Macleod	57'
BF	6	Alex Mann
RL	5	Teddy Williams
LL	4	Ben Carter	1'
TP	3	Keiron Assiratti	51'
HK	2	Dewi Lake (c)	68'
LP	1	Nicky Smith	51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Liam Belcher	68'
PR	17	Gareth Thomas	51'
PR	18	Archie Griffin	51'
FL	19	James Ratti	1'
FL	20	Aaron Wainwright	57'
FL	21	Tommy Reffell	57'
SH	22	Rhodri Williams
CE	23	Joe Roberts	68'
Coach:
Matt Sherratt

Player of the Match:
Mamoru Harada (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Ichigo Nakakusu, Kippei Ishida, Yota Kamimori, Shuntaro Kitamura, Waisake Raratubua, Halatoa Vailea (all Japan) and Liam Belcher (Wales) made their international debuts.
Japan win against a Tier 1 side for the first time since 2019, where they won against Scotland 28–21.
With this loss, Wales drop to 14th on the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest position.

5 July 2025
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	31–27	France
Try: Jordan (2) 20' c, 47' c Vaa'i 26' c J. Barrett 40' c Con: B. Barrett (4/4) 21', 27', 40', 48' Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Guillard 17' c Villière 43' c Woki 50' c Con: Le Garrec (3/3) 18', 44', 50' Pen: Segonds (1/1) 7' Le Garrec (1/1) 33'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin^[20]
Attendance: 28,532
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Team details


FB	15	Will Jordan
RW	14	Sevu Reece	1'
OC	13	Billy Proctor	66'
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Beauden Barrett
SH	9	Cam Roigard	60'
N8	8	Christian Lio-Willie	51'
OF	7	Ardie Savea
BF	6	Tupou Vaa'i
RL	5	Fabian Holland
LL	4	Scott Barrett (c)	58'
TP	3	Fletcher Newell	56'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	58'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot	56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	58'
PR	17	Ollie Norris	56'
PR	18	Pasilio Tosi	56'
FL	19	Samipeni Finau	58'
FL	20	Du'Plessis Kirifi	51'
SH	21	Cortez Ratima	60'
CE	22	Quinn Tupaea	66'
FH	23	Damian McKenzie
Coach:
Scott Robertson


FB	15	Théo Attissogbé
RW	14	Tom Spring		72'
OC	13	Émilien Gailleton
IC	12	Gaël Fickou (c)
LW	11	Gabin Villière	55'
FH	10	Joris Segonds		64'
SH	9	Nolann Le Garrec		58'
N8	8	Mickaël Guillard
OF	7	Killian Tixeront		48'
BF	6	Alexandre Fischer
RL	5	Tyler Duguid		48'
LL	4	Hugo Auradou		48'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani		48'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot		56'
LP	1	Giorgi Beria		48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pierre Bourgarit		56'
PR	17	Paul Mallez		48'
PR	18	Régis Montagne		48'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua		48'
LK	20	Cameron Woki		48'
FL	21	Jacobus van Tonder		48'
SH	22	Baptiste Jauneau		58'
FH	23	Antoine Hastoy		64'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Will Jordan (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Takehito Namekawa (Japan)
Television match official:
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Fabian Holland, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Christian Lio-Willie, Ollie Norris (all New Zealand), Giorgi Beria, Tyler Duguid, Paul Mallez, Régis Montagne, Joris Segonds, Tom Spring and Jacobus van Tonder (all France) made their international debuts.

5 July 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	42–24	Italy
Try: Kriel 11' c van den Berg (2) 23' c, 37' c Arendse 30' c Koch 57' c van Staden 73' c Con: Pollard (6/6) 12', 23', 31', 38', 58', 74'	Report	Try: Zuliani 46' c Dimcheff 63' c N. Cannone 68' c Con: Da Re (3/3) 47', 64', 69' Pen: Da Re (1/1) 28'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria^[21]
Attendance: 42,632
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Team details


FB	15	Damian Willemse
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Jesse Kriel (c)
IC	12	Damian de Allende	63'
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Morné van den Berg	55'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese	55'
OF	7	Vincent Tshituka
BF	6	Marco van Staden
RL	5	Lood de Jager	48'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	48'
TP	3	Wilco Louw	48'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	48'
LP	1	Ox Nché	48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	48'
PR	17	Jan-Hendrik Wessels	48'
PR	18	Vincent Koch	48'
LK	19	RG Snyman	48'
LK	20	Franco Mostert	48'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith	55'
SH	22	Faf de Klerk	55'
FB	23	Willie le Roux	63'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Jacopo Trulla
RW	14	Louis Lynagh
OC	13	Tommaso Menoncello
IC	12	Marco Zanon
LW	11	Simone Gesi
FH	10	Giacomo Da Re
SH	9	Alessandro Fusco		55'
N8	8	Lorenzo Cannone	23'	48'
OF	7	Manuel Zuliani		59'
BF	6	Alessandro Izekor	74'
RL	5	Andrea Zambonin		62'
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone (c)
TP	3	Simone Ferrari		31'	55'
HK	2	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo		62'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti		55'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pablo Dimcheff		62'
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo		55'
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa		31'	55'
LK	19	Matteo Canali		62'
N8	20	Ross Vintcent		48'
FL	21	David Odiase		59'
SH	22	Alessandro Garbisi		55'
CE	23	Giulio Bertaccini		77'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Vincent Tshituka (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Notes:

Vincent Tshituka (South Africa), Matteo Canali, Pablo Dimcheff and David Odiase (all Italy) made their international debuts.

5 July 2025
21:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	5–34	Ireland
Try: Jalaghonia 40+5' m	Report	Try: T. O'Brien (2) 2' c, 8' c Casey 41' c Timoney 70' c Con: Prendergast (4/4) 3', 9', 42', 71' Pen: Prendergast (2/2) 45', 62'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi^[22]^[23]
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Team details


FB	15	Davit Niniashvili
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
OC	13	Demur Tapladze	61'
IC	12	Giorgi Kveseladze
LW	11	Alexander Todua
FH	10	Luka Matkava
SH	9	Vasil Lobzhanidze
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia	55'
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze (c)
BF	6	Luka Ivanishvili	78'
RL	5	Lado Chachanidze
LL	4	Mikheil Babunashvili
TP	3	Irakli Aptsiauri	55'
HK	2	Vano Karkadze	55'
LP	1	Giorgi Akhaladze	55'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Irakli Kvatadze	55'
PR	17	Giorgi Tetrashvili	55'
PR	18	Beka Gigashvili	55'
LK	19	Giorgi Javakhia	78'
FL	20	Ilia Spanderashvili	55'
SH	21	Mikheil Alania
FH	22	Tedo Abzhandadze
CE	23	Tornike Kakhoidze	61'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Jimmy O'Brien
RW	14	Tommy O'Brien
OC	13	Jamie Osborne
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey	78'
LW	11	Jacob Stockdale		37'
FH	10	Sam Prendergast		71'
SH	9	Craig Casey (c)		71'
N8	8	Gavin Coombes		66'
OF	7	Nick Timoney
BF	6	Ryan Baird
RL	5	Darragh Murray
LL	4	Cormac Izuchukwu		62'
TP	3	Tom Clarkson		69'
HK	2	Gus McCarthy		59'
LP	1	Jack Boyle		59'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Tom Stewart		59'
PR	17	Michael Milne		59'
PR	18	Jack Aungier		69'
LK	19	Thomas Ahern		62'
FL	20	Max Deegan		66'
SH	21	Ben Murphy		71'
FH	22	Jack Crowley		71'
WG	23	Calvin Nash		36'
Coach:
Paul O'Connell

Assistant referees:
Adam Leal (England)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

Thomas Ahern, Jack Aungier, Michael Milne, Ben Murphy, Darragh Murray, Tommy O'Brien (all Ireland) made their international debuts.
This was the first time that Georgia has hosted Ireland.

5 July 2025
14:00 BRT (UTC-3)

Brazil	17–45	Argentina XV
Try: Moreno 19' m de Melo (2) 53' c, 75' m Con: Duque (1/2) 54'	Report	Try: D’Amorim 4' c Medina 9' m Vivas 12' c Cipriani 16' m Farisé 39' c Greising Revol 62' c Bildosola 68' c Con: Farisé (3/5) 5', 13', 40' Baroni (2/2) 63', 69'

Estádio Municipal Du Cambusano, Jacareí^[24]
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)

5 July 2025
15:00 CST (UTC-4)

Chile	40–16	Romania
Try: D. Escobar 3' m N. Garafulic (2) 18' c, 74' c Ayarza 25' m A. Escobar 60' c Con: Videla (3/5) 19', 61', 75' Pen: Videla (3/3) 11', 17', 55'	Report	Try: Maftei 35' c Con: Boldor (1/1) 36' Pen: Conache (2/2) 7', 13' Boldor (1/1) 51'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

Team details


FB	15	Cristóbal Game	35'	75'
RW	14	Nicolás Garafulic
OC	13	Matías Garafulic
IC	12	Santiago Videla
LW	11	Iñaki Ayarza
FH	10	Rodrigo Fernández		70'
SH	9	Lucas Berti
N8	8	Alfonso Escobar		77'
OF	7	Clemente Saavedra (c)
BF	6	Raimundo Martínez
RL	5	Javier Eissmann		75'
LL	4	Santiago Pedrero
TP	3	Iñaki Gurruchaga		70'
HK	2	Diego Escobar		77'
LP	1	Javier Carrasco		64'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Salvador Lues		77'
PR	17	Norman Aguayo		64'
PR	18	Matías Dittus		70'
LK	19	Bruno Sáez		75'
FL	20	Augusto Villanueva
SH	21	Juan Cruz Reyes		70'
CE	22	Nicolás Saab		75'
FL	23	Santiago Valenzuela		77'
Coach:
Pablo Lemoine


FB	15	Ovidiu Neagu		51'
RW	14	Toni Maftei		62'
OC	13	Antonio Mitrea
IC	12	Fonovai Tangimana	44'
LW	11	Taliaʻuli Sikuea
FH	10	Tudor Boldor
SH	9	Alin Conache		35'
N8	8	Nicolaas Immelman			64'
OF	7	Matthew Tweddle
BF	6	Cristi Boboc (c)		56'
RL	5	Andrei Mahu
LL	4	Adrian Moțoc		56'
TP	3	Gheorghe Gajion		64'
HK	2	Tudor Butnariu		51'	64'
LP	1	Alexandru Savin		51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ștefan Buruiană	58'	51'
PR	17	Iulian Harțig		51'
PR	18	Thomas Crețu		64'
LK	19	Yanis Horvat		56'
FL	20	Vlad Neculau		56'
SH	21	Vladut Bocanet		35'
CE	22	Alexandru Bucur		62'
WG	23	Romeo Corrado-Ștețco		51'
Coach:
David Gérard

Player of the Match:
Nicolás Garafulic (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Gonzalo De Achaval (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marcelo Pilaro (Argentina)

Notes:

Santiago Valenzuela (Chile), Antonio Mitrea and Toni Maftei (both Romania) made their international debuts.
This was Chile's first win over Romania.
With this win, Chile broke into the top 20 (20th) of the World Rugby Rankings for the first time, whilst Romania slipped out of the top 20 for the first time (21st).

5 July 2025
16:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	12–35	England
Try: Matera 52' m Rubiolo 61' c Con: Carreras (1/2) 62'		Try: Roebuck (2) 42' m, 49' c Steward 46' c Murley 75' c Con: Ford (3/4) 47', 50', 76' Pen: Ford (2/2) 65', 69' Drop: Ford (1/1) 20'

Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, La Plata^[25]
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Team details


FB	15	Benjamín Elizalde	62'
RW	14	Rodrigo Isgró
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Santiago Cordero	63'
FH	10	Santiago Carreras
SH	9	Gonzalo Bertranou	50'
N8	8	Facundo Isa	50'
OF	7	Juan Martín González
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo
LL	4	Lucas Paulos	54'
TP	3	Pedro Delgado	46'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	72'
LP	1	Mayco Vivas	46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bautista Bernasconi	72'
PR	17	Thomas Gallo	46'
PR	18	Francisco Coria Marchetti	46'
FL	19	Santiago Grondona	54'
FL	20	Joaquín Moro	50'
SH	21	Simón Benítez Cruz	50'
FH	22	Nicolas Roger	62'
CE	23	Matías Moroni	63'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Tom Roebuck		62'
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Seb Atkinson	22'	62'
LW	11	Will Muir
FH	10	George Ford (cc)
SH	9	Ben Spencer		57'
N8	8	Tom Willis		62'
OF	7	Sam Underhill		62'
BF	6	Ben Curry
RL	5	Alex Coles	15'
LL	4	Charlie Ewels		50'	64'
TP	3	Joe Heyes		57'
HK	2	Jamie George (cc)		76'
LP	1	Fin Baxter		57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Theo Dan		76'
PR	17	Bevan Rodd		57'
PR	18	Asher Opoku-Fordjour		57'
FL	19	Chandler Cunningham-South		50'	64'
FL	20	Guy Pepper		62'
N8	21	Alex Dombrandt		61'
SH	22	Jack van Poortvliet		57'
WG	23	Cadan Murley		62'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Tom Roebuck (England)

Assistant referees:
Luc Ramos (France)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

Bautista Bernasconi, Simón Benítez Cruz, Benjamín Elizalde, Nicolas Roger (all Argentina), Seb Atkinson, Will Muir and Guy Pepper (all England) made their international debuts.
George Ford became the eighth Englishman to earn 100 test caps.
Pablo Matera matched Agustín Creevy's record as Argentina's most capped player (110 caps).

5 July 2025
19:30 EDT (UTC-04)

United States	36–17	Belgium
Try: Besag 23' c Helu 38' c Lopeti 50' c Alikhan 57' c Daniel 60' m Bonasso 69' c Con: MacGinty (3/5) 24', 39', 58'	Report	Try: Remue 42' c Torfs 76' c Con: De Francq (1/1) 43' Torfs (1/1) 77' Pen: De Francq (1/1) 13'

American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte^[26]
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Notes:

This was the first meeting between these two nations.

6 July 2025
13:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	21–18	Fiji
Try: Porecki 9' c McReight 39' c Wilson 78' c Con: Lolesio (2/2) 10', 40' Donaldson (1/1) 79'	Report	Try: Rayasi 40' m Tagitagivalu 55' c Con: Muntz (1/2) 55' Pen: Muntz (2/2) 51', 68'

McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle^[27]
Attendance: 28,122
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

Team details


FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Harry Potter
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau	65'
LW	11	Max Jorgensen
FH	10	Noah Lolesio	61'
SH	9	Tate McDermott	56'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight
BF	6	Langi Gleeson	58'
RL	5	Jeremy Williams	65'
LL	4	Nick Frost
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	61'
HK	2	Dave Porecki	28'
LP	1	James Slipper	16'	27'	56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Billy Pollard	28'
PR	17	Angus Bell	16'	27'	56'
PR	18	Zane Nonggorr	61'
LK	19	Tom Hooper	65'
FL	20	Carlo Tizzano	58'
SH	21	Nic White	56'
FH	22	Ben Donaldson	61'
WG	23	Filipo Daugunu	65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Salesi Rayasi	71'
RW	14	Kalaveti Ravouvou
OC	13	Iosefo Masi	51'
IC	12	Josua Tuisova
LW	11	Jiuta Wainiqolo	77'
FH	10	Caleb Muntz
SH	9	Simione Kuruvoli	70'
N8	8	Viliame Mata	65'
OF	7	Elia Canakaivata	51'
BF	6	Lekima Tagitagivalu
RL	5	Temo Mayanavanua
LL	4	Isoa Nasilasila
TP	3	Peni Ravai	49'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere (c)	51'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi	51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sam Matavesi	51'
PR	17	Haereiti Hetet	51'
PR	18	Mesake Doge	49'
LK	19	Mesake Vocevoce	77'
N8	20	Albert Tuisue	51'
SH	21	Philip Baselala	70'
FH	22	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula	71'
FB	23	Sireli Maqala	51'
Coach:
Mick Byrne

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

Philip Baselala and Salesi Rayasi (both Fiji) made their international debuts.
Australia claim the inaugural Vuvale Bowl.

11/12 July

11 July 2025
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

Cheetahs	24–20	Georgia
Try: Makhaza (2) 18' c, 73' c Britz 29' c Con: Jasper (3/3) 19', 30', 74' Pen: Jasper (1/1) 46'	Report	Try: Aptsiauri (2) 39' c, 42' c Con: Abzhandadze (2/2) 40', 42' Pen: Abzhandadze (2/2) 60', 64'

Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein^[28]
Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

12 July 2025
15:00 FJT (UTC+12)

Fiji	29–14	Scotland
Try: Ikanivere 36' m Ravouvou 40' c Wainiqolo 59' c Penalty try 67' Con: Muntz (2/3) 40+1', 60' Pen: Muntz (1/1) 21'	Report	Try: Rowe 3' c Jordan 44' c Con: Burke (2/2) 4', 45'

HFC Bank Stadium, Suva^[19]^[29]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Salesi Rayasi	55'
RW	14	Kalaveti Ravouvou
OC	13	Sireli Maqala
IC	12	Josua Tuisova	66'
LW	11	Jiuta Wainiqolo
FH	10	Caleb Muntz
SH	9	Simione Kuruvoli	72'
N8	8	Viliame Mata	67'
OF	7	Elia Canakaivata
BF	6	Lekima Tagitagivalu
RL	5	Temo Mayanavanua
LL	4	Isoa Nasilasila	67'
TP	3	Mesake Doge	51'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere (c)	55'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi	55'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sam Matavesi	55'
PR	17	Haereiti Hetet	55'
PR	18	Samu Tawake	51'
LK	19	Mesake Vocevoce	67'
N8	20	Albert Tuisue	67'
SH	21	Sam Wye	72'
FH	22	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula	55'
FB	23	Vilimoni Botitu
Coach:
Mick Byrne


FB	15	Kyle Rowe
RW	14	Darcy Graham	33' 67'
OC	13	Cameron Redpath		55'
IC	12	Tom Jordan
LW	11	Kyle Steyn
FH	10	Fergus Burke
SH	9	Jamie Dobie		58'
N8	8	Matt Fagerson		72'
OF	7	Rory Darge (c)
BF	6	Jamie Ritchie		22'
RL	5	Grant Gilchrist
LL	4	Marshall Sykes		56'
TP	3	Elliot Millar-Mills		58'
HK	2	Ewan Ashman	10'	58'
LP	1	Rory Sutherland		57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	George Turner		58'
PR	17	Alec Hepburn		57'
PR	18	Will Hurd		58'
LK	19	Max Williamson		56'
LK	20	Josh Bayliss		22'
SH	21	George Horne		58'
FH	22	Adam Hastings		72'
FB	23	Ollie Smith		55'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Assistant referees:
Jordan Way (Australia)
Matt Kellahan (Australia)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

Sam Wye (Fiji) and Fergus Burke (Scotland) made their international debuts.

12 July 2025
14:50 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	22–31	Wales
Try: Takeuchi 40' c Dearns 59' m Riley 62' c Con: Seung-sin (2/3) 40+1', 63' Pen: Seung-sin (1/1) 24'	Report	Try: Adams 9' c Hardy (2) 28' c, 36' c Edwards 75' c Con: Edwards (4/4) 10', 29', 37', 76' Pen: Edwards (1/1) 49'

Noevir Stadium, Kobe^[17]
Attendance: 25,074
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Team details


FB	15	Ichigo Nakakusu	56'
RW	14	Kippei Ishida
OC	13	Dylan Riley
IC	12	Shōgo Nakano
LW	11	Halatoa Vailea
FH	10	Lee Seung-sin
SH	9	Naoto Saitō	56'
N8	8	Faulua Makisi	53'
OF	7	Jack Cornelsen
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	Warner Dearns
LL	4	Epineri Uluiviti	40'
TP	3	Keijiro Tamefusa	37'
HK	2	Mamoru Harada	37'
LP	1	Yota Kamimori	37'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Hayate Era	37'
PR	17	Sena Kimura	37'
PR	18	Shuhei Takeuchi	37'
LK	19	Waisake Raratubua	40'
FL	20	Ben Gunter	53'
SH	21	Shinobu Fujiwara	56'
FH	22	Sam Greene	56'
WG	23	Kazuma Ueda
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Blair Murray
RW	14	Tom Rogers
OC	13	Johnny Williams	65'
IC	12	Ben Thomas
LW	11	Josh Adams	40'
FH	10	Dan Edwards
SH	9	Kieran Hardy
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright
OF	7	Josh Macleod	76'
BF	6	Alex Mann	49'
RL	5	Teddy Williams
LL	4	Freddie Thomas	67'
TP	3	Archie Griffin	60'
HK	2	Dewi Lake (c)	60'
LP	1	Nicky Smith	40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Liam Belcher	60'
PR	17	Gareth Thomas	40'
PR	18	Christian Coleman	60'
FL	19	James Ratti	67'
N8	20	Taine Plumtree	49'
FL	21	Tommy Reffell	76'
SH	22	Reuben Morgan-Williams	65'
WG	23	Keelan Giles	40'
Coach:
Matt Sherratt

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

Hayate Era, Sam Greene, Sena Kimura (all Japan), Christian Coleman, Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams (all Wales) made their international debuts.
Wales ended their 18-match losing streak, winning a test match for the first time since their 43–19 win over Georgia during the 2023 Rugby World Cup (643 days).

12 July 2025
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	43–17	France
Try: Roigard 14' c Savea 23' c Taylor 29' m Vaa'i 36' c Jordan 54' c Ioane 62' c Con: B. Barrett (4/5) 15', 37', 55', 63' J. Barrett (1/1) 24' Pen: B. Barrett (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Barré 47' c Brennan 77' c Con: Le Garrec (1/1) 48' Hastoy (1/1) 78' Pen: Le Garrec (1/1) 20'

Sky Stadium, Wellington^[20]
Attendance: 33,827
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

Team details


FB	15	Will Jordan
RW	14	Rieko Ioane
OC	13	Billy Proctor
IC	12	Jordie Barrett		27'	40'	65'
LW	11	Caleb Clarke
FH	10	Beauden Barrett	19'	63'
SH	9	Cam Roigard		63'
N8	8	Christian Lio-Willie		55'
OF	7	Ardie Savea (c)
BF	6	Tupou Vaa'i
RL	5	Fabian Holland
LL	4	Patrick Tuipulotu		61'
TP	3	Fletcher Newell		48'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		55'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho		55'
PR	17	Ollie Norris		48'
PR	18	Pasilio Tosi		48'
FL	19	Samipeni Finau		61'
FL	20	Du'Plessis Kirifi		55'
SH	21	Cortez Ratima		63'
CE	22	Timoci Tavatavanawai		27'	40'	65'
FH	23	Damian McKenzie		63'
Coach:
Scott Robertson


FB	15	Léo Barré
RW	14	Théo Attissogbé
OC	13	Nicolas Depoortère
IC	12	Pierre-Louis Barassi
LW	11	Émilien Gailleton
FH	10	Joris Segonds		44'
SH	9	Nolann Le Garrec		72'
N8	8	Esteban Abadie		44'
OF	7	Jacobus van Tonder		44'
BF	6	Pierre Bochaton
RL	5	Matthias Halagahu		44'
LL	4	Joshua Brennan	28'
TP	3	Georges-Henri Colombe		40'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot (c)		53'
LP	1	Baptiste Erdocio		44'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pierre Bourgarit		53'
PR	17	Paul Mallez		44'
PR	18	Régis Montagne		40'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua		44'
LK	20	Cameron Woki		44'
FL	21	Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer		44'
SH	22	Thibault Daubagna		72'
FH	23	Antoine Hastoy		44'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Takehito Namekawa (Japan)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

Timoci Tavatavanawai (New Zealand), Pierre Bochaton, Joshua Brennan, Thibault Daubagna Baptiste Erdocio, Matthias Halagahu and Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer (all France) made their international debuts.
New Zealand reclaimed the Dave Gallaher Trophy.

12 July 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	v	Italy

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha^[21]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Edwill van der Merwe
OC	13	Canan Moodie
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Manie Libbok
SH	9	Grant Williams
N8	8	Jasper Wiese
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Marco van Staden
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Salmaan Moerat (c)
TP	3	Wilco Louw
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Thomas du Toit
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jan-Hendrik Wessels
PR	17	Ox Nché
PR	18	Asenathi Ntlabakanye
FL	19	Cobus Wiese
FL	20	Evan Roos
SH	21	Cobus Reinach
FH	22	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
CE	23	Ethan Hooker
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Mirko Belloni
RW	14	Louis Lynagh
OC	13	Tommaso Menoncello
IC	12	Marco Zanon
LW	11	Jacopo Trulla
FH	10	Giacomo Da Re
SH	9	Alessandro Garbisi
N8	8	Ross Vintcent
OF	7	Manuel Zuliani
BF	6	Sebastian Negri
RL	5	Andrea Zambonin
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone (c)
TP	3	Simone Ferrari
HK	2	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pablo Dimcheff
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa
LK	19	Matteo Canali
FL	20	Alessandro Izekor
FL	21	David Odiase
SH	22	Stephen Varney
CE	23	Giulio Bertaccini
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

12 July 2025
19:00 WEST (UTC+01)

Portugal	v	Ireland

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon^[30]^[23]
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

Team details


FB	15	Nuno Sousa Guedes
RW	14	Simão Bento
OC	13	Vincent Pinto
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)
LW	11	Manuel Cardoso Pinto
FH	10	Hugo Aubry
SH	9	Hugo Camacho
N8	8	Diego Pinheiro
OF	7	Nicolas Martins
BF	6	David Wallis
RL	5	Pedro Ferreira
LL	4	António Rebelo de Andrade
TP	3	Diogo Hasse Ferreira
HK	2	Luka Begic
LP	1	David Costa
Substitutions:
PR	16	Abel da Cunha
HK	17	Pedro Santiago Lopes
PR	18	Martim Souto
LK	19	Guilherme Costa
FL	20	Francisco Almeida
FL	21	Vasco Baptista
SH	22	António Campos
CE	23	Gabriel Aviragnet
Coach:
Simon Mannix


FB	15	Jimmy O'Brien
RW	14	Tommy O'Brien
OC	13	Hugh Gavin
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey
LW	11	Shayne Bolton
FH	10	Jack Crowley
SH	9	Craig Casey (c)
N8	8	Cian Prendergast
OF	7	Alex Kendellen
BF	6	Ryan Baird
RL	5	Darragh Murray
LL	4	Thomas Ahern
TP	3	Tom Clarkson
HK	2	Gus McCarthy
LP	1	Jack Boyle
Substitutions:
HK	16	Tom Stewart
PR	17	Michael Milne
PR	18	Tom O'Toole
LK	19	Cormac Izuchukwu
FL	20	Max Deegan
SH	21	Ben Murphy
FH	22	Ciarán Frawley
WG	23	Calvin Nash
Coach:
Paul O'Connell

Assistant referees:
Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

12 July 2025
15:00 UYT (UTC-3)

Uruguay	v	Romania

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo^[31]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

12 July 2025
16:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	v	England

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan^[25]
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

Team details


FB	15	Benjamín Elizalde
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Ignacio Mendy
FH	10	Santiago Carreras
SH	9	Simón Benítez Cruz
N8	8	Pablo Matera
OF	7	Juan Martín González
BF	6	Santiago Grondona
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)
LP	1	Thomas Gallo
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bautista Bernasconi
PR	17	Mayco Vivas
PR	18	Pedro Delgado
LK	19	Lucas Paulos
N8	20	Facundo Isa
FL	21	Benjamín Grondona
SH	22	Agustín Moyano
FH	23	Nicolas Roger
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Tom Roebuck
OC	13	Luke Northmore
IC	12	Seb Atkinson
LW	11	Will Muir
FH	10	George Ford (cc)
SH	9	Ben Spencer
N8	8	Tom Willis
OF	7	Sam Underhill
BF	6	Ben Curry
RL	5	Alex Coles
LL	4	Charlie Ewels
TP	3	Joe Heyes
HK	2	Jamie George (cc)
LP	1	Fin Baxter
Substitutions:
HK	16	Theo Dan
PR	17	Bevan Rodd
PR	18	Asher Opoku-Fordjour
FL	19	Chandler Cunningham-South
FL	20	Guy Pepper
N8	21	Alex Dombrandt
SH	22	Jack van Poortvliet
WG	23	Cadan Murley
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

12 July 2025
17:00 MDT (UTC-6)

Canada	v	Belgium

Clarke Stadium, Edmonton^[32]
Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval (Argentina)

12 July 2025
19:30 EDT (UTC-04)

United States	v	Spain

American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte^[33]
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

18/19 July

18 July 2025
20:05 NZST (UTC+12)

Samoa	v	Scotland

Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand^[19]
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

18 July 2025
15:00 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina XV	v	Romania

Club Atletico de San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay)

18 July 2025
19:00 MDT (UTC-6)

Canada	v	Spain

Clarke Stadium, Edmonton^[32]
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

19 July 2025
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	v	France

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton^[20]
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

19 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	v	British & Irish Lions

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane^[34]
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

19 July 2025
17:10 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	v	Georgia

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit^[21]
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

19 July 2025
16:40 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	v	Uruguay

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta^[35]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

19 July 2025
18:00 EDT (UTC-04)

United States	v	England

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.^[33]
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

26 July

26 July 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	v	British & Irish Lions

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne^[34]
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

August

2 August 2025
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	v	British & Irish Lions

Stadium Australia, Sydney^[34]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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^ ^a ^b ^c "BLACK FERNS AND ALL BLACKS 2025 HOME TEST SCHEDULES CONFIRMED". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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[1] Cully, Paul (2 July 2023). "Nations Championship will finally fix world rugby's Test schedule". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.

[BBC-2] Jones, Chris (19 July 2023). "British and Irish Lions to play combined New Zealand–Australia XV on 2025 tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[planet-3] Wright, Jared (20 June 2024). "England 'in talks' to end a 24-year wait for USA Tests as 2025 schedule takes shape – report". PlanetRugby.

[4] "Wales to play two summer Tests in Japan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[5] Smith, Ben (11 June 2024). "XV de France : une tournée contre les All Blacks en 2025 sans les premiums" [XV of France: a tour against the All Blacks in 2025 without premiums]. RugbyPass (in French).

[6] Raulin, Maxime; Paturaud, Jean-François (6 June 2024). "Joueurs " Premium ", cogestion avec les clubs : le grand projet de Fabien Galthié pour l'élite du rugby français" [Premium players, co-management with clubs: Fabien Galthié's grand plan for the French rugby elite]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.

[planet-rugby-RSA-ITA-7] Skippers, David (13 October 2024). "Springboks' opponents for 2025 mid-year internationals revealed – report". PlanetRugby.

[Namibia-8] "NAMIBIA TO HOST KEY RUGBY FIXTURES AHEAD OF AFRICA CUP". 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

[Boland_v_Kenya-9] "This Friday the Kenya Simbas will play Sanlam Boland Cavaliers in a build match as they continue with preps for the Rugby World Cup qualifiers". 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[British_&_Irish_Lions_v_Argentina-10] "The Lions to play Argentina in Dublin". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[11] "'This is for Argentinian rugby': Los Pumas soak in special maiden win over British & Irish Lions". Rugby.com.au. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

[Uganda-12] "Uganda Rugby Cranes set for South Africa tour ahead of Rugby Africa Cup 2025". 11 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[England_XV_to_face_France_XV_at_Allianz_Stadium-13] "England XV to face France XV at Allianz Stadium". 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[Supabarbarians_v_Kenya-14] "Tomorrow the Simbas will be taking on Supabarbarians Rugby in a build up match as they continue to prep for the #RWC qualifiers". 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.

[Limpopo_Blue_Bulls_v_Kenya-15] "The KenyaSimbas squad that will be in action today at 7 : 00 PM in their final training match in SA against Limpopo Blue Bulls". 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.

[16] "Paolo Odogwu set for Italy return against Namibia with three debutants". Rugby Pass. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

[Japan_tests-17] "JRFU Announce Men's Fifteens Domestic Match Schedule". 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[18] "Boks to make history in Cape Town against BaaBaas". 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[Scotland_tour-19] "Māori All Blacks to play Scotland in Whangārei". 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

[All_Blacks-20] "BLACK FERNS AND ALL BLACKS 2025 HOME TEST SCHEDULES CONFIRMED". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[Springboks-21] "The Springboks will welcome Italy, Georgia, Australia and Argentina to South Africa in 2025, SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday". 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

[GEOvIRE-22] "ექვსი ერის 24-გზის გამარჯვებული თბილისში! - ირლანდიასთან 5 ივლისს "მიხეილ მესხზე"". 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

[Irish_tour-23] "Ireland Coaching Team Confirmed For Summer Tour". 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

[Brasil-24] "Calendar of Brazilian Teams". 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

[Argentina-25] "England to play two Tests in Argentina this summer". 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

[USA_v_Netherlands-26] "Belgium to replace Netherlands for July 5 Men's Eagles match in Charlotte". 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

[Fiji_Live-27] "Wallabies to host Fiji before Lions Tour". 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[Georgia_SA_tour-28] "მსოფლიოს ჩემპიონამდე 'ჩიტასთან'". 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

[Fiji_v_Scotland-29] "FIJI WATER FLYING FIJIANS TO FACE SCOTLAND AT HFC BANK STADIUM ON July 12TH". Fiji Rugby. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

[Portugal_v_Ireland-30] "Portugal rugby team to face Ireland". 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

[Romania_Uruguay-31] "Uruguay vs Romania Rivalry to continue in July 2025". 4 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[Rugby_Canada-32] "International rugby returns to Edmonton this July as Canada's Men's Rugby Team prepares for Rugby World Cup qualification". Rugby Canada. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

[AmericasRugbyNewsTests-33] "Canada and USA home tests in July take shape". Americas Rugby News. 24 January 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[British_&_Irish_Lions-34] "British & Irish Lions announce itinerary for 2025 Tour of Australia". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

[ARGvURU-35] "Argentina Rugby Fixtures and Match Times 2025". 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.

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