2025 mid-year rugby union tests

The 2025 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern 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.

Series and tours

Series

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

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)

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.^[8]
• 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.

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

Namibia	19–59	Pumas
	Report

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek[9] Referee: Johre Botha (Namibia)

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

Limpopo Blue Bulls	26–56	Uganda
	Report

Hoërskool Nylstroom, Modimolle [10]

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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)

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[12]

26 June

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

Limpopo Blue Bulls	42–35	Kenya
	Report

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]

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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)

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.^[14]

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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)

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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)

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[17] 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.

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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)

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.

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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)

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  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)

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.

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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)

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.

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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)

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.

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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)

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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).

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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)

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).

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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)

Notes:

• This was the first meeting between these two nations.

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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)

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[26] Referee: Christopher Allison (South Africa)

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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)

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' 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)

Notes:

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

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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)

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 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)

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).

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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)

Team details

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)

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.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• 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.
• This was the first time since June 2008 that South Africa has kept Italy scoreless (26–0).
• This was the first time since the 2023 Rugby World Cup that South Africa has kept their opposition scoreless (Romania 76–0).
• This was the first time since losing to Ireland 36–0 during the 2024 Six Nations that Italy has failed to score any points.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Francisco Almeida, Guilherme Costa (both Portugal), Shayne Bolton, Hugh Gavin and Alex Kendellen (all Ireland) made their international debuts.
• Portugal suffered their biggest defeat, which had previously been their 108–13 loss to New Zealand during the 2007 Rugby World Cup; the last time they had conceded more than 100 points in a test match,
• Ireland set a new record for their biggest win, surpassing their record held since 2000 against the United States when they won 83–3.
• This was the first time Ireland had scored more than 100 points in a game.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Francisco Suárez (Uruguay), Ștefan Cojocariu, Rafael Florea-Jilaveanu Alexandru Harasim, Lukas Mitu and Toma Mîrzac (all Romania) made their international test debuts.
• This was Uruguay's biggest winning margin over Romania.

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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)

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  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)

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.

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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)

Notes:

• This was Belgium's first win over Canada.
• This was the first time since Canada lost to Brazil 18–10 during the 2019 Americas Rugby Championship that they have lost to a tier 3 side.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Tom Pittman and Christian Poidevin (both USA) made their international debuts.
• Spain defeat the United States for the first time.

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)

Team details

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)

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.

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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)

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Emerson Prior (Canada) made his international debut.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Brodie McAlister (New Zealand) made his international debut.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Nick Champion de Crespigny (Australia) made his international debut.
• Ollie Chessum, Ben Earl, Tommy Freeman, Ellis Genge, Jamison Gibson-Park, Huw Jones, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, Alex Mitchell, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Marcus Smith, Will Stuart, Sione Tuipulotu made their British and Irish test debuts.
• Maro Itoje (British & Irish Lions) earned his 100th test cap (93 England, 7 British & Irish Lions).
• James Slipper became the second Australian player to feature for Australia in back-to-back Lions Series in the professional era.
• This was the first time since 1896 that a Welsh player has not been named in a Lions test side against any of the traditional oppositions.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Neethling Fouché, Marnus van der Merwe, Boan Venter (all South Africa) and Sandro Mamamtavrishvili (Georgia) made their international debuts.
• This was South Africa's largest winning margin over Georgia, surpassing the 31-point difference set in 2021.

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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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

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

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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)

Team details

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)

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 & 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)

Team details

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)

Notes:

• Blair Kinghorn, Jac Morgan and James Ryan made their British and Irish test debuts.
• The British and Irish Lions won their first test series since Australia 2013.
• The British and Irish Lions won a test series with a game in hand for the first time since South Africa 1997.
• The British and Irish Lions won back-to-back test series against the same opposition for the first time in the professional era, and the first time since their series wins over Australia in 1966 and 1989.
• This was the British and Irish Lions’ first test win in Melbourne.
• The 90,307 match attendance was a record crowd for a British & Irish Lions match, and the MCG's record largest rugby union crowd.
• The British & Irish Lions won the Lions Series Trophy (established ahead of the 2021 South Africa tour) for the first time.

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)

Team details

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)

Notes

1. The match was originally scheduled to kick off at 19:30 EDT, but was delayed due to weather and was rescheduled for 21:28.
2. 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]

See also

• 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup qualifying
• 2025 end-of-year rugby union tests
• 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
• 2025 Pacific Nations Cup
• 2025 Rugby Championship
• 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship