2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
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| 2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Coach | Steve Borthwick | ||||
| Tour captain | Jamie George | ||||
| Top test point scorer | Marcus Smith (20) | ||||
| Top test try scorer | Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (3) | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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 Japan |
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In July 2024, the England rugby union team toured New Zealand, where they played two tests against the New Zealand national team, a part of the 2024 Summer Internationals.[1] On the way to New Zealand, England also played a match against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
The tour was first reported by The Times in December 2022,[2] shortly after England coach Eddie Jones was sacked and replaced by Steve Borthwick by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).[3][4] Although Southern Hemisphere tours have typically been played on a three-test basis, as in the 2014 tour; the 2016 and 2022 tours of Australia; and the 2018 tour of South Africa, all Northern Hemisphere touring teams (with Scotland being an exception) returned to two-tests.
The tour was England's first since touring Australia in 2022, and their first tour of New Zealand since 2014. It was Steve Borthwick's first tour as coach of England.[2] Borthwick was previously the England captain when they toured New Zealand in 2008, losing the series 2–0.[2] It was also the first set of fixtures for New Zealand's new coach, Scott Robertson.[1][5]
| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | Source |
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| 22 June 2024 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo | Japan |
17–52 |  England |
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| 6 July 2024 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | New Zealand |
16–15 | England |
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| 13 July 2024 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand |
24–17 | England |
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Squads
England
England named a 36-player touring squad on 10 June 2024.[6]
(1) On 23 June 2024, Charlie Ewels was ruled out of the tests against New Zealand, after receiving a red card against Japan, which resulted in a two-match suspension. He was replaced in the England squad by Nick Isiekwe.[7]
(2) On 7 July 2024, Joe Marler was ruled out of the second test against New Zealand, after sustaining a foot injury during the first test match a day earlier. He was replaced in the England squad by Emmanuel Iyogun.[8]
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 22 June 2024, the day of England's first test match of the summer series.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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| Theo Dan | Hooker | 26 December 2000 (aged 23) | 12 | Saracens |
| Jamie George (c) | Hooker | 20 October 1990 (aged 33) | 90 | Saracens |
| Gabriel Oghre | Hooker | 25 May 1998 (aged 26) | 0 | Bristol Bears |
| Fin Baxter | Prop | 12 February 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | Harlequins |
| Dan Cole | Prop | 9 May 1987 (aged 37) | 112 | Leicester Tigers |
| Joe Heyes | Prop | 13 April 1999 (aged 25) | 7 | Leicester Tigers |
| Emmanuel Iyogun (2) | Prop | 24 November 2000 (aged 23) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Joe Marler (vc) (2) | Prop | 7 July 1990 (aged 33) | 92 | Harlequins |
| Bevan Rodd | Prop | 26 August 2000 (aged 23) | 5 | Sale Sharks |
| Will Stuart | Prop | 12 July 1996 (aged 27) | 38 | Bath |
| Alex Coles | Lock | 21 September 1999 (aged 24) | 5 | Northampton Saints |
| Charlie Ewels (1) | Lock | 29 June 1995 (aged 28) | 30 | Bath |
| Nick Isiekwe (1) | Lock | 20 April 1998 (aged 26) | 11 | Saracens |
| Maro Itoje (vc) | Lock | 28 October 1994 (aged 29) | 81 | Saracens |
| George Martin | Lock | 18 June 2001 (aged 23) | 12 | Leicester Tigers |
| Chandler Cunningham-South | Back row | 18 March 2003 (aged 21) | 4 | Harlequins |
| Ben Curry | Back row | 15 June 1998 (aged 26) | 5 | Sale Sharks |
| Tom Curry | Back row | 15 June 1998 (aged 26) | 50 | Sale Sharks |
| Alex Dombrandt | Back row | 29 April 1997 (aged 27) | 17 | Harlequins |
| Ben Earl (vc) | Back row | 7 January 1998 (aged 26) | 30 | Saracens |
| Ethan Roots | Back row | 10 November 1997 (aged 26) | 4 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Sam Underhill | Back row | 22 July 1996 (aged 27) | 35 | Bath |
| Alex Mitchell | Scrum-half | 25 May 1997 (aged 27) | 16 | Northampton Saints |
| Harry Randall | Scrum-half | 18 December 1997 (aged 26) | 6 | Bristol Bears |
| Ben Spencer | Scrum-half | 31 July 1992 (aged 31) | 5 | Bath |
| Fin Smith | Fly-half | 11 May 2002 (aged 22) | 2 | Northampton Saints |
| Marcus Smith | Fly-half | 14 February 1999 (aged 25) | 32 | Harlequins |
| Fraser Dingwall | Centre | 7 April 1999 (aged 25) | 2 | Northampton Saints |
| Ollie Lawrence | Centre | 18 September 1999 (aged 24) | 24 | Bath |
| Luke Northmore | Centre | 16 March 1997 (aged 27) | 0 | Harlequins |
| Henry Slade (vc) | Centre | 19 March 1993 (aged 31) | 62 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | Wing | 20 December 2002 (aged 21) | 3 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Tommy Freeman | Wing | 5 March 2001 (aged 23) | 8 | Northampton Saints |
| Tom Roebuck | Wing | 7 January 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| Ollie Sleightholme | Wing | 13 April 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Joe Carpenter | Fullback | 19 August 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| George Furbank | Fullback | 17 October 1996 (aged 27) | 9 | Northampton Saints |
| Freddie Steward | Fullback | 5 December 2000 (aged 23) | 33 | Leicester Tigers |
New Zealand
New Zealand named a 32-player squad for the summer test series on 24 June 2024.[9]
(1) On 8 July 2024, TJ Perenara was ruled out of the second test against England, after sustaining a knee injury during the first test match two days earlier. He was replaced in the New Zealand squad by Noah Hotham.[10]
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the day of New Zealand's first test match of the summer series.
