2025 mid-year rugby union tests

The 2025 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches that were played during the July rugby international window. The international window saw the Argentina–England test series and the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.

Series and tours

Series

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

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Fixtures

20/21 June

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^[7]
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

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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)

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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.^[8]
Argentina won the 1888 Cup.

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

Namibia	19–59	Pumas
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Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek^[9]
Referee: Johre Botha (Namibia)

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

Limpopo Blue Bulls	26–56	Uganda
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Hoërskool Nylstroom, Modimolle^[10]

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^[11]
Attendance: 34,129
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

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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)

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24 June

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

South African Barbarians	24–27	Kenya
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Nylstroom Rugby Club, Modimolle^[12]

26 June

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

Limpopo Blue Bulls	42–35	Kenya
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Nylstroom Rugby Club, Modimolle^[13]

27/28 June

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

Pumas	102–0	Uganda

Nelspruit Rugby Club, Nelspruit^[10]

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^[9]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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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)

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Notes:

Sidney Halupé, Jurgen Meyer, Danie van der Merwe (all Namibia), Mirko Belloni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Muhamed Hasa (all Italy) made their international debuts.^[14]

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^[15]
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^[16]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)

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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)

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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^[17]
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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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)

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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^[15]
Attendance: 13,487
Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

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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)

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Notes:

Ichigo Nakakusu, Kippei Ishida, Yota Kamimori, Shuntaro Kitamura, Waisake Raratubua, Halatoa Vailea (all Japan) and Liam Belcher (Wales) made their international debuts.

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^[18]
Attendance: 28,532
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

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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	1'
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)

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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^[19]
Attendance: 42,632
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

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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)

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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^[20]^[21]
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

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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)

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Notes:

Thomas Ahern, Jack Aungier, Michael Milne, Ben Murphy, Darragh Murray, Tommy O'Brien (all Ireland) made their international debuts.

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^[22]
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)

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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)

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Notes:

Santiago Valenzuela (Chile), Antonio Mitrea and Toni Maftei (both Romania) made their international debuts.

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

Argentina	12–35	England
Try: Matera 52' m Rubiolo 61' c Con: Carreras (1/2) 62'	Report	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^[23]
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

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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)

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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.

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^[24]
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

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^[25]
Attendance: 28,122
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

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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)

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Notes:

Philip Baselala and Salesi Rayasi (both Fiji) made their international debuts.
Australia won the 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^[26]
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^[17]^[27]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

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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'
FL	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)

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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^[15]
Attendance: 25,074
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

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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

Player of the Match:
Warner Dearns (Japan)

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

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Notes:

Hayate Era, Sam Greene, Sena Kimura (all Japan), Christian Coleman, Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams (all Wales) made their international debuts.

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^[18]
Attendance: 33,827
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

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FB	15	Will Jordan
RW	14	Emoni Narawa
OC	13	Billy Proctor
IC	12	Jordie Barrett		27'	40'	65'
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
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

Player of the Match:
Ardie Savea (New Zealand)

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

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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	45–0	Italy
Try: Williams 8' m van der Merwe (2) 15' m, 31' c Moodie 37' c Marx 50' c Mapimpi 72' c Wessels 80' c Con: Libbok (5/7) 32', 38', 51', 73', 80+1'	Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha^[19]
Attendance: 44,282
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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FB	15	Willie le Roux		55'
RW	14	Edwill van der Merwe
OC	13	Canan Moodie		55'
IC	12	André Esterhuizen
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Manie Libbok
SH	9	Grant Williams		55'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese	21'
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Marco van Staden		57'
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Salmaan Moerat (c)		55'
TP	3	Wilco Louw	44'	61'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx		61'
LP	1	Thomas du Toit		30'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jan-Hendrik Wessels		61'
PR	17	Ox Nché		30'
PR	18	Asenathi Ntlabakanye		61'
FL	19	Cobus Wiese		55'
FL	20	Evan Roos		57'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach		55'
FH	22	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu		55'
CE	23	Ethan Hooker		55'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Mirko Belloni
RW	14	Louis Lynagh
OC	13	Tommaso Menoncello
IC	12	Marco Zanon
LW	11	Jacopo Trulla		17'
FH	10	Giacomo Da Re
SH	9	Alessandro Garbisi		68'
N8	8	Ross Vintcent
OF	7	Manuel Zuliani		70'
BF	6	Sebastian Negri		59'
RL	5	Andrea Zambonin		63'
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone (c)
TP	3	Simone Ferrari		52'
HK	2	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo		52'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti	47'	63'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pablo Dimcheff		52'
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo		63'
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa		52'
LK	19	Matteo Canali		63'
FL	20	Alessandro Izekor		59'
FL	21	David Odiase	74'	70'
SH	22	Stephen Varney		68'
CE	23	Giulio Bertaccini		17'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Edwill van der Merwe (South Africa)

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

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Willie le Roux became the eighth South African to earn 100 test caps.
Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Ethan Hooker and Cobus Wiese (all South Africa) made their international debuts.

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

Portugal	7–106	Ireland
Try: Martins 53' c Con: Aubry (1/1) 54'	Report	Try: McCloskey 1' c Gavin (2) 9' c, 40+2' c T. O'Brien (2) 11' c, 24' c Bolton (2) 13' c, 36' m Clarkson 32' c Casey 42' c Prendergast (2) 51' m, 60' c Nash 56' m Frawley 58' c Kendellen 73' c Murphy 79' c Penalty try 80+1' Con: Crowley (12/15) 2', 10', 12', 14', 25', 33', 40+2', 43', 59', 61', 74', 80'

Estádio Nacional, Lisbon^[28]^[21]
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Adam Leal (England)

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FB	15	Nuno Sousa Guedes
RW	14	Simão Bento
OC	13	Vincent Pinto
IC	12	Tomás Appleton (c)	22'
LW	11	Manuel Cardoso Pinto
FH	10	Hugo Aubry
SH	9	Hugo Camacho	52'
N8	8	Diego Pinheiro	64'
OF	7	Nicolas Martins
BF	6	David Wallis
RL	5	Pedro Ferreira	61'
LL	4	António Rebelo de Andrade	50'
TP	3	Diogo Hasse Ferreira	40'
HK	2	Luka Begic	40'
LP	1	David Costa	57'
Substitutions:
PR	16	Abel da Cunha	40'
HK	17	Pedro Santiago Lopes	40'
PR	18	Martim Souto	57'
LK	19	Guilherme Costa	50'
FL	20	Francisco Almeida		35'
FL	21	Vasco Baptista	64'
SH	22	António Campos	52'
CE	23	Gabriel Aviragnet	22'	35'
Coach:
Simon Mannix


FB	15	Jimmy O'Brien
RW	14	Tommy O'Brien	52'
OC	13	Hugh Gavin
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey	52'
LW	11	Shayne Bolton
FH	10	Jack Crowley
SH	9	Craig Casey (c)	62'
N8	8	Cian Prendergast
OF	7	Alex Kendellen
BF	6	Ryan Baird	52'
RL	5	Darragh Murray	61'
LL	4	Thomas Ahern
TP	3	Tom Clarkson	52'
HK	2	Gus McCarthy	52'
LP	1	Jack Boyle	52'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Tom Stewart	52'
PR	17	Michael Milne	52'
PR	18	Tom O'Toole	52'
LK	19	Cormac Izuchukwu	61'
FL	20	Max Deegan	52'
SH	21	Ben Murphy	62'
FH	22	Ciarán Frawley	52'
WG	23	Calvin Nash	52'
Coach:
Paul O'Connell

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

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Notes:

Francisco Almeida, Guilherme Costa (both Portugal), Shayne Bolton, Hugh Gavin and Alex Kendellen (all Ireland) made their international debuts.

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

Uruguay	70–8	Romania
Try: Péculo 6' c Civetta 10' c González (2) 15' m, 34' m Basso (2) 28' m, 62' c Diana 39' c Pérez 41' m S. Álvarez 47' c Ardao 65' c Piussi 80' m Con: Etcheverry (4/8) 7', 11', 40', 48' S. Álvarez (2/3) 63', 66' Pen: Etcheverry (1/1) 32'	Report	Try: Bucur 12' m Pen: Mitrea (1/1) 25'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo^[29]
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

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FB	15	Juan González	66'
RW	14	Bautista Basso
OC	13	Felipe Arcos Pérez	59'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca	69'
LW	11	Ignacio Álvarez
FH	10	Felipe Etcheverry
SH	9	Santiago Álvarez
N8	8	Manuel Diana
OF	7	Lucas Bianchi
BF	6	Santiago Civetta	46'
RL	5	Manuel Leindekar (c)	52'
LL	4	Felipe Aliaga
TP	3	Ignacio Péculo	51'
HK	2	Germán Kessler	46'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti	49'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas	46'
PR	17	Francisco Suárez	49'
PR	18	Reinaldo Piussi	51'
LK	19	Ignacio Dotti	52'
FL	20	Manuel Ardao	46'
SH	21	Juan Manuel Tafernaberry	69'
FH	22	Ícaro Amarillo	66'
CE	23	Joaquín Suárez	59'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio


FB	15	Alexandru Harasim		40'
RW	14	Alexandru Bucur		13'
OC	13	Antonio Mitrea
IC	12	Fonovai Tangimana
LW	11	Taliaʻuli Sikuea
FH	10	Ștefan Cojocariu
SH	9	Vladut Bocanet		72'
N8	8	Damian Strătilă		49'
OF	7	Nicolaas Immelman			67'
BF	6	Cristi Boboc (c)
RL	5	Andrei Mahu		49'
LL	4	Adrian Moțoc
TP	3	Thomas Crețu		49'
HK	2	Tudor Butnariu		62'
LP	1	Iulian Harțig	72'	49'	67'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Lukas Mitu		62'
PR	17	Alexandru Savin	64'	49'
PR	18	Gheorghe Gajion		49'
LK	19	Yanis Horvat		49'
FL	20	Florian Roșu		49'
SH	21	Toma Mîrzac		72'
FH	22	Tudor Boldor		40'
WG	23	Rafael Florea-Jilaveanu		13'
Coach:
David Gérard

Assistant referees:
Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
Cauã Ricardo (Brazil)
Television match official:
Marcelo Pilaro (Argentina)

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Notes:

Francisco Suárez (Uruguay), Ștefan Cojocariu, Rafael Florea-Jilaveanu Alexandru Harasim, Lukas Mitu and Toma Mîrzac (all Romania) made their international test debuts.

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

Argentina	17–22	England
Try: Cinti 26' c Mendy 39' c Con: Carreras (2/2) 27', 40' Pen: Carreras (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Atkinson 3' c Steward 33' c van Poortvliet 79' m Con: Ford (2/3) 4', 34' Pen: Ford (1/1) 53'

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan^[23]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)

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FB	15	Benjamín Elizalde
RW	14	Matías Moroni
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Ignacio Mendy
FH	10	Santiago Carreras		66'
SH	9	Simón Benítez Cruz		71'
N8	8	Pablo Matera	58'	71'
OF	7	Juan Martín González
BF	6	Santiago Grondona		60'
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo		77'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela		42'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		77'
LP	1	Thomas Gallo		46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bautista Bernasconi		77'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas		46'
PR	18	Pedro Delgado		42'
LK	19	Lucas Paulos		77'
N8	20	Facundo Isa		60'
FL	21	Benjamín Grondona		71'
SH	22	Agustín Moyano		71'
FH	23	Nicolas Roger		66'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Tom Roebuck
OC	13	Luke Northmore			71'
IC	12	Seb Atkinson
LW	11	Will Muir		60'
FH	10	George Ford (c)
SH	9	Ben Spencer		60'
N8	8	Tom Willis		65'
OF	7	Sam Underhill		57'	71'
BF	6	Ben Curry	20'
RL	5	Alex Coles		77'
LL	4	Charlie Ewels
TP	3	Joe Heyes		57'
HK	2	Theo Dan		48'
LP	1	Fin Baxter		57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Curtis Langdon		48'
PR	17	Bevan Rodd		57'
PR	18	Asher Opoku-Fordjour		57'
FL	19	Chandler Cunningham-South		77'
FL	20	Guy Pepper		57'
N8	21	Alex Dombrandt		65'
SH	22	Jack van Poortvliet		60'
WG	23	Cadan Murley		60'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

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

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Notes:

Benjamín Grondona, Agustín Moyano (both Argentina) and Luke Northmore (England) made their international debuts.
Pablo Matera earned his 111th test cap to surpass Agustín Creevy's record as Argentina's most capped player.

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

Canada	18–25	Belgium
Try: Morra 22' m Quattrin 32' m Parry 80+2' m Pen: Coats (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Remue 14' c Soenen (2) 25' m, 52' c Con: Remue (1/2) 15' De Francq (1/1) 53' Pen: Remue (2/2) 60', 75'

Clarke Stadium, Edmonton^[30]
Referee: Gonzalo De Achaval (Argentina)

12 July 2025
21:28 EDT (UTC-04) ^[a]

United States	20–31	Spain
Try: Bonasso (2) 35' c, 38' c Con: MacGinty (2/2) 36', 39' Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 41', 51'	Report	Try: Cian 2' c Bay 17' c López-Bontempo 22' c Nieto 79' c Con: López-Bontempo (4/4) 3', 18', 23', 80' Pen: López-Bontempo (1/2) 71'

American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte^[31]
Attendance: 6,129
Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa)

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FB	15	Mitch Wilson	61'
RW	14	Toby Fricker
OC	13	Dominic Besag
IC	12	Tom Pittman
LW	11	Nate Augspurger	71'
FH	10	AJ MacGinty
SH	9	Ruben de Haas	72'
N8	8	Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz
OF	7	Cory Daniel
BF	6	Benjamín Bonasso (c)	72'
RL	5	Vili Helu	61'
LL	4	Marno Redelinghuys
TP	3	Tonga Kofe	54'
HK	2	Shilo Klein	66'
LP	1	Jack Iscaro	54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Kaleb Geiger	66'
PR	17	Payton Talea	54'
PR	18	Pono Davis	54'
LK	19	Tevita Naqali	61'
FL	20	Christian Poidevin	72'
SH	21	Juan-Philip Smith	72'
FH	22	Erich Storti	71'
WG	23	Lauina Futi	61'
Coach:
Scott Lawrence


FB	15	J. W. Bell
RW	14	Martiniano Cian
OC	13	Álvar Gimeno
IC	12	Gonzalo López-Bontempo
LW	11	Gauthier Minguillon	71'
FH	10	Gonzalo Vinuesa	65'
SH	9	Estanislao Bay	70'
N8	8	Raphaël Nieto
OF	7	Matheo Triki	60'
BF	6	Vicente Boronat
RL	5	Asier Usárraga	70'
LL	4	Matthew Foulds
TP	3	Jon Zabala	65'
HK	2	Álvaro García (c)	78'
LP	1	Bernardo Vázquez	50'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Vicente Del Hoyo	78'
PR	17	Thierry Futeu	50'
PR	18	Joaquín Domínguez	65'
LK	19	Marc Sánchez	70'
FL	20	Ekain Imaz	60'
SH	21	Kerman Aurrekoetxea	70'
CE	22	Iñaki Mateu	65'
WG	23	Pau Aira	71'
Coach:
Pablo Bouza

Assistant referees:
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Television match official:
Cam Russell (Canada)

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Tom Pittman and Christian Poidevin (both USA) made their international debuts.

18/19 July

18 July 2025
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)

Samoa	12–41	Scotland
Try: Nee-Nee 50' m Paia’aua 64' c Con: Umaga (1/2) 65'	Report	Try: Ashman 8' m Hutchinson 13' c Reed 31' m Steyn 36' m Gilchrist 45' c Rowe 55' m Turner 77' c Con: Burke (1/4) 14' Horne (2/3) 46', 78'

Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)^[17]
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

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FB	15	Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong	53'
RW	14	Tuna Tuitama
OC	13	Duncan Paia’aua
IC	12	Henry Taefu
LW	11	Tomasi Alosio
FH	10	Jacob Umaga
SH	9	Melani Matavao	69'
N8	8	Taleni Seu	46'
OF	7	Jonah Mau'u	46'
BF	6	Theo McFarland (c)
RL	5	Sam Slade	65'
LL	4	Ben Nee-Nee
TP	3	Michael Alaalatoa	61'
HK	2	Pita Anae Ah-Sue	52'
LP	1	Aki Seiuli	73'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Luteru Tolai	52'
PR	17	Kaynan Siteine-Tua	73'
PR	18	Marco Fepulea'i	61'
LK	19	Michael Curry	65'
FL	20	Niko Jones	46'
FL	21	Iakopo Mapu	46'
SH	22	Connor Tupai	69'
FH	23	Rodney Iona	53'
Coach:
Tusi Pisi


FB	15	Kyle Rowe
RW	14	Kyle Steyn	40'
OC	13	Rory Hutchinson
IC	12	Stafford McDowall
LW	11	Arron Reed
FH	10	Fergus Burke	59'
SH	9	Jamie Dobie	74'
N8	8	Matt Fagerson
OF	7	Rory Darge (c)	56'
BF	6	Andy Onyeama-Christie
RL	5	Grant Gilchrist
LL	4	Gregor Brown	56'
TP	3	Elliot Millar-Mills	56'
HK	2	Ewan Ashman	40'
LP	1	Rory Sutherland	40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	George Turner	40'
PR	17	Nathan McBeth	40'
PR	18	Fin Richardson	56'
LK	19	Cameron Henderson	56'
LK	20	Marshall Sykes	74'
FL	21	Ben Muncaster	56'
SH	22	George Horne	40'
FH	23	Adam Hastings	59'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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Notes:

Pita Anae Ah-Sue, Niko Jones, Kaynan Siteine-Tua, Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong, Connor Tupai and Jacob Umaga (all Samoa) and Fin Richardson (Scotland) made their international debuts.

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

Argentina XV	52–14	Romania
Try: Revol 6' c Cipriani (2) 11' m, 56' c Cardozo 24' c Wade 36' c Gallo 40' c Quetglas 63' m Toth 72' c Con: Farisé (4/5) 7', 24', 36', 40' Baronio (2/3) 57', 73'	Report	Try: Horvat 17' c Boboc 66' c Con: Mitrea (2/2) 18', 66'

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

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

Canada	23–24	Spain
Try: Oworu (2) 44' c, 48' c Con: Nelson (2/2) 45', 49' Pen: Nelson (3/4) 16', 21', 62'	Report	Try: Aira 32' m Penalty try 56' Pen: López-Bontempo (4/4) 5', 40', 64', 80+1'

Clarke Stadium, Edmonton^[30]
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

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FB	15	Peter Nelson
RW	14	Isaac Olson		53'	66'
OC	13	Noah Flesch
IC	12	Spencer Jones
LW	11	Josiah Morra
FH	10	Cooper Coats
SH	9	Jason Higgins
N8	8	Matthew Oworu
OF	7	Lucas Rumball (c)
BF	6	Sion Parry		70'
RL	5	Evan Olmstead
LL	4	Piers von Dadelszen
TP	3	Cole Keith		64'
HK	2	Andrew Quattrin		78'
LP	1	Cali Martinez	51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dewald Kotze		78'
PR	17	Emerson Prior	56'	53'	66'
PR	18	Kyle Steeves		64'
LK	19	Izzak Kelly
FL	20	Matt Heaton		70'
SH	21	Stephen Webb
CE	22	Kyle Tremblay
FH	23	Brenden Black
Coach:
Steve Meehan


FB	15	J. W. Bell
RW	14	Martiniano Cian		56'
OC	13	Iñaki Mateu		51'
IC	12	Gonzalo López-Bontempo
LW	11	Pau Aira			73'
FH	10	Gonzalo Vinuesa
SH	9	Kerman Aurrekoetxea
N8	8	Raphaël Nieto		51'
OF	7	Matheo Triki		70'
BF	6	Ignacio Piñeiro
RL	5	Asier Usárraga		53'
LL	4	Matthew Foulds
TP	3	Joaquín Domínguez		72'	73'
HK	2	Álvaro García (c)		70'
LP	1	Thierry Futeu		56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Vicente Del Hoyo		70'
PR	17	Bernardo Vázquez		56'
PR	18	Lucas Santamaría	73'	72'
LK	19	Imanol Urraza		53'
FL	20	Ekain Imaz		70'
SH	21	Estanislao Bay		51'
CE	22	Álvar Gimeno		51'
WG	23	Gauthier Minguillon		56'
Coach:
Pablo Bouza

Player of the Match:
Matthew Oworu (Canada)

Assistant referees:
Gonzalo de Achaval (Argentina)
Luke Rogan (United States)
Television match official:
Mike Kelly (United States)

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Emerson Prior (Canada) made his international debut.

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

New Zealand	29–19	France
Try: Jordan 22' c Lienert-Brown 40+3' c Kirifi 59' m McAlister 76' c Con: McKenzie (3/4) 22', 40+4', 77' Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 31'	Report	Try: Le Garrec 8' c Con: Le Garrec (1/1) 9' Pen: Le Garrec (3/3) 20', 34', 37' Drop: Hastoy (1/1) 24'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton^[18]
Attendance: 24,162
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

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FB	15	Ruben Love
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown	70'
IC	12	Quinn Tupaea	55'
LW	11	Sevu Reece
FH	10	Damian McKenzie
SH	9	Cortez Ratima	66'
N8	8	Ardie Savea (c)
OF	7	Du'Plessis Kirifi
BF	6	Samipeni Finau	66'
RL	5	Fabian Holland
LL	4	Patrick Tuipulotu
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax	50'
HK	2	Samisoni Taukei'aho	50'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot	45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Brodie McAlister	50'
PR	17	George Bower	45'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell	50'
FL	19	Dalton Papali'i	66'
N8	20	Christian Lio-Willie
SH	21	Noah Hotham	66'
CE	22	Timoci Tavatavanawai	70'
CE	23	Jordie Barrett	55'
Coach:
Scott Robertson


FB	15	Léo Barré	60'
RW	14	Théo Attissogbé
OC	13	Nicolas Depoortère
IC	12	Gaël Fickou (c)
LW	11	Gabin Villière
FH	10	Antoine Hastoy
SH	9	Nolann Le Garrec	72'
N8	8	Mickaël Guillard
OF	7	Joshua Brennan
BF	6	Alexandre Fischer	40'
RL	5	Matthias Halagahu	45'
LL	4	Hugo Auradou	60'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	45'
HK	2	Pierre Bourgarit	45'
LP	1	Baptiste Erdocio	45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gaëtan Barlot	45'
PR	17	Paul Mallez	45'
PR	18	Demba Bamba	45'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	45'
FL	20	Killian Tixeront	60'
FL	21	Pierre Bochaton	40'
SH	22	Thibault Daubagna	72'
CE	23	Émilien Gailleton	60'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

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

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Notes:

Brodie McAlister (New Zealand) made his international debut.

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

Australia	19–27	British & Irish Lions
Try: Jorgensen 28' m Tizzano 67' c McDermott 78' c Con: Donaldson (2/2) 68', 78'	Report	Try: Tuipulotu 8' c Curry 35' c Sheehan 41' c Con: Russell (3/3) 9', 36', 42' Pen: Russell (1/1) 1' Marcus Smith (1/1) 73'

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane^[32]
Attendance: 52,229
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

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FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Max Jorgensen
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau	68'
LW	11	Harry Potter
FH	10	Tom Lynagh	60'
SH	9	Jake Gordon	58'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight
BF	6	Nick Champion de Crespigny	66'
RL	5	Jeremy Williams	58'
LL	4	Nick Frost
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	57'
HK	2	Matt Faessler	49'
LP	1	James Slipper	49'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Billy Pollard	49'
PR	17	Angus Bell	49'
PR	18	Tom Robertson	49'
LK	19	Tom Hooper	58'
FL	20	Carlo Tizzano	66'
SH	21	Tate McDermott	58'
FH	22	Ben Donaldson	60'
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway	68'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Tommy Freeman
OC	13	Huw Jones
IC	12	Sione Tuipulotu	57'
LW	11	James Lowe
FH	10	Finn Russell	66'
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park	74'
N8	8	Jack Conan
OF	7	Tom Curry	57'
BF	6	Tadhg Beirne
RL	5	Joe McCarthy	43'
LL	4	Maro Itoje (c)
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	57'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan	60'
LP	1	Ellis Genge	48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	60'
PR	17	Andrew Porter	48'
PR	18	Will Stuart	57'
LK	19	Ollie Chessum	43'
FL	20	Ben Earl	57'
SH	21	Alex Mitchell	74'
FH	22	Marcus Smith	66'
CE	23	Bundee Aki	57'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tadhg Beirne (British and Irish Lions)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

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Notes:

Nick Champion de Crespigny (Australia) made his international debut.
Maro Itoje (British & Irish Lions) earned his 100th test cap (93 England, 7 British & Irish Lions).

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

South Africa	55–10	Georgia
Try: Venter 9' m M. van der Merwe (2) 14' m, 32' c Moodie 17' m E. van der Merwe (2) 47' m, 73' c Willemse 56' c Arendse 79' c Pollard 80+1' c Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (1/5) 33' Pollard (4/4) 57', 74', 79', 80+2'	Report	Try: Karkadze 3' c Con: Matkava (1/1) 4' Pen: Matkava (1/1) 29'

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit^[19]
Attendance: 36,842
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

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FB	15	Aphelele Fassi	55'
RW	14	Edwill van der Merwe
OC	13	Canan Moodie
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu	55'
SH	9	Grant Williams	60'
N8	8	Cobus Wiese			45'
OF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
BF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	1'	14'
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	45'
TP	3	Neethling Fouché	45'
HK	2	Marnus van der Merwe	45'
LP	1	Boan Venter	45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bongi Mbonambi	45'
PR	17	Thomas du Toit	45'
PR	18	Vincent Koch	45'
LK	19	RG Snyman	45'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	1'	14'	45'
SH	21	Faf de Klerk	60'
FH	22	Handré Pollard	55'
FB	23	Damian Willemse	55'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Davit Niniashvili	61'
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze	75'
OC	13	Demur Tapladze
IC	12	Giorgi Kveseladze
LW	11	Alexander Todua
FH	10	Luka Matkava
SH	9	Vasil Lobzhanidze
N8	8	Ilia Spanderashvili	52'
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze (c)	64'
BF	6	Luka Ivanishvili
RL	5	Lado Chachanidze	56'
LL	4	Mikheil Babunashvili
TP	3	Irakli Aptsiauri	40'
HK	2	Vano Karkadze	56'
LP	1	Giorgi Akhaladze	56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Irakli Kvatadze	56'
PR	17	Giorgi Tetrashvili	56'
PR	18	Beka Gigashvili	40'
LK	19	Demur Epremidze	56'
FL	20	Sandro Mamamtavrishvili	52'
FL	21	Tornike Jalaghonia	64'
FH	22	Tedo Abzhandadze	61'
CE	23	Tornike Kakhoidze	75'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill

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

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Notes:

Neethling Fouché, Marnus van der Merwe, Boan Venter (all South Africa) and Sandro Mamamtavrishvili (Georgia) made their international debuts.

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

Argentina	52–17	Uruguay
Try: Penalty try 3' Moroni 40+1' m Montoya 45' c Cordero 49' m Piccardo 58' c Isgró 63' c Moyano 69' c Roger 76' c Con: Roger (5/7) 45', 59', 64', 69', 77'	Report	Try: Aliaga 16' c I. Álvarez 54' c Con: S. Álvarez (2/2) 17', 55' Pen: S. Álvarez (1/1) 42'

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta^[33]
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

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FB	15	Benjamín Elizalde
RW	14	Rodrigo Isgró
OC	13	Matías Moroni		52'
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Santiago Pernas		40'
FH	10	Nicolas Roger
SH	9	Simón Benítez Cruz		62'
N8	8	Joaquin Moro
OF	7	Benjamín Grondona		56'
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Pedro Rubiolo	51'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela		46'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		69'
LP	1	Mayco Vivas		51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Bautista Bernasconi		69'
PR	17	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		51'
PR	18	Francisco Coria Marchetti		46'
LK	19	Lucas Paulos		75'
FL	20	Nicolás D’Amorim		56'
SH	21	Agustín Moyano		62'
CE	22	Faustino Sanchez Valarolo		52'
WG	23	Santiago Cordero		40'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Juan González
RW	14	Bautista Basso
OC	13	Felipe Arcos Pérez		60'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca		65'
LW	11	Ignacio Álvarez
FH	10	Felipe Etcheverry
SH	9	Santiago Álvarez
N8	8	Manuel Diana		51'
OF	7	Lucas Bianchi
BF	6	Manuel Ardao		60'
RL	5	Manuel Leindekar (c)		68'
LL	4	Felipe Aliaga
TP	3	Diego Arbelo		46'
HK	2	Germán Kessler		46'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti	3'	46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas		46'
PR	17	Francisco Suárez		46'
PR	18	Ignacio Péculo		46'
LK	19	Ignacio Dotti		68'
FL	20	Carlos Deus		51'
FL	21	Santiago Civetta		60'
FH	22	Juan Manuel Tafernaberry		65'
FH	23	Ícaro Amarillo		60'
Coach:
Rodolfo Ambrosio

Assistant referees:
Craig Evans (Wales)
Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

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Notes:

Nicolás D’Amorim, Santiago Pernas and Faustino Sanchez Valarolo (all Argentina) made their international debuts.

19 July 2025
19:05 EDT (UTC-04) ^[b]

United States	5–40	England
Try: Klein 80+3' m	Report	Try: Langdon 12' c Northmore 19' c Murley 40+2' m van Poortvliet 41' c Randall 62' c Oghre 74' c Con: Ford (4/5) 13', 19', 42', 63' Atkinson (1/1) 75'

Audi Field, Washington, D.C.^[31]
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

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FB	15	Erich Storti
RW	14	Rufus McLean		65'
OC	13	Dominic Besag
IC	12	Tom Pittman
LW	11	Toby Fricker
FH	10	Christopher Hilsenbeck	10'
SH	9	Ruben de Haas		52'
N8	8	Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz		64'
OF	7	Cory Daniel		52'
BF	6	Benjamín Bonasso (c)
RL	5	Tevita Naqali
LL	4	Marno Redelinghuys		19'
TP	3	Pono Davis		42'
HK	2	Kaleb Geiger		64'
LP	1	Ezekiel Lindenmuth		47'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Shilo Klein		64'
PR	17	Jack Iscaro		47'
PR	18	Tonga Kofe		42'
LK	19	Vili Helu		19'
FL	20	Christian Poidevin		64'
FL	21	Makeen Alikhan		52'
SH	22	Juan-Philip Smith		52'
WG	23	Lauina Futi		65'
Coach:
Scott Lawrence


FB	15	Joe Carpenter
RW	14	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
OC	13	Luke Northmore	61'
IC	12	Max Ojomoh
LW	11	Cadan Murley
FH	10	George Ford (c)	62'
SH	9	Jack van Poortvliet	53'
N8	8	Alex Dombrandt	51'
OF	7	Guy Pepper
BF	6	Chandler Cunningham-South	65'
RL	5	Arthur Clark
LL	4	Alex Coles
TP	3	Asher Opoku-Fordjour	64'
HK	2	Curtis Langdon	65'
LP	1	Bevan Rodd	50'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gabriel Oghre	65'
PR	17	Fin Baxter	50'
PR	18	Trevor Davison	64'
FL	19	Ted Hill	65'
FL	20	Ben Curry	51'
SH	21	Harry Randall	53'
FH	22	Charlie Atkinson	62'
CE	23	Oscar Beard	61'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

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Notes:

Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Rufus McLean (both USA), Charlie Atkinson, Oscar Beard, Joe Carpenter, Arthur Clark, Gabriel Oghre and Max Ojomoh (all England) made their international debuts.

26 July

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

Australia	26–29	British and Irish Lions
Try: Slipper 22' m Gordon 27' c Wright 30' m Con: Lynagh (1/3) 28' Pen: Lynagh (3/3) 4', 10', 53'	Report	Try: Sheehan 15' m Curry 34' m Jones 37' c Beirne 59' c Keenan 79' m Con: Russell (2/5) 38', 60'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne^[32]
Attendance: 90,307
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

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FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Max Jorgensen
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau
LW	11	Harry Potter	19'
FH	10	Tom Lynagh
SH	9	Jake Gordon
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight	60'
BF	6	Rob Valetini	40'
RL	5	Will Skelton	47'
LL	4	Nick Frost
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	40'
HK	2	Dave Porecki	56'
LP	1	James Slipper	40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Billy Pollard	56'
PR	17	Angus Bell	40'
PR	18	Tom Robertson	40'
LK	19	Jeremy Williams	47'
FL	20	Langi Gleeson	40'
FL	21	Carlo Tizzano	60'
SH	22	Tate McDermott	19'
FH	23	Ben Donaldson
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Tommy Freeman	23'
OC	13	Huw Jones		60'
IC	12	Bundee Aki
LW	11	James Lowe		60'
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park
N8	8	Jack Conan
OF	7	Tom Curry		54'
BF	6	Tadhg Beirne
RL	5	Ollie Chessum		54'
LL	4	Maro Itoje (c)
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong		64'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan		64'
LP	1	Andrew Porter		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher		64'
PR	17	Ellis Genge		54'
PR	18	Will Stuart		64'
LK	19	James Ryan		54'
FL	20	Jac Morgan		54'
SH	21	Alex Mitchell
FH	22	Owen Farrell		60'
FB	23	Blair Kinghorn		60'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Maro Itoje (British and Irish Lions)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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2 August

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

Australia	22–12	British & Irish Lions
Try: Pietsch 7' m Jorgensen 54' c McDermott 70' Con: Donaldson (2/2) 55', 71' Pen: Lynagh (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Morgan 61' c Stuart 79' m Con: Russell (1/2) 62'

Stadium Australia, Sydney^[32]
Attendance: 80,312
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Max Jorgensen	77'
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau
LW	11	Dylan Pietsch
FH	10	Tom Lynagh	33'
SH	9	Nic White	58'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight
BF	6	Tom Hooper	77'
RL	5	Will Skelton	63'
LL	4	Nick Frost
TP	3	Taniela Tupou	60'
HK	2	Billy Pollard	72'
LP	1	James Slipper	57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	72'
PR	17	Angus Bell	57'
PR	18	Zane Nonggorr	60'
LK	19	Jeremy Williams	63'
FL	20	Langi Gleeson	77'
SH	21	Tate McDermott	58'
FH	22	Ben Donaldson	33'
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway	77'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Tommy Freeman		37'
OC	13	Huw Jones
IC	12	Bundee Aki
LW	11	Blair Kinghorn
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park		71'
N8	8	Jack Conan		62'
OF	7	Tom Curry			68'
BF	6	Tadhg Beirne
RL	5	James Ryan		42'
LL	4	Maro Itoje (c)		27'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong		57'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan		57'	68'
LP	1	Andrew Porter		42'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	68'	57'
PR	17	Ellis Genge		42'
PR	18	Will Stuart		57'
LK	19	Ollie Chessum		27'
FL	20	Jac Morgan		42'
FL	21	Ben Earl		62'
SH	22	Alex Mitchell		71'
FH	23	Owen Farrell		37'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tom Hooper (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

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Notes

[a]
The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 19:30 EDT, but was delayed due to weather and was rescheduled for 21:28.
[b]
The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 18:00 EDT, but was delayed due to weather and was rescheduled for 19:05. The game was also paused during the 29th minute due to lightning in the area.^[34]^[35]

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