2021 July rugby union tests

The 2021 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were a series of international rugby union matches. Due to ongoing restrictions around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of matches were cancelled, and some series moved so that the Northern Hemisphere nations hosted the matches, and some teams played for the first time since their final matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.^[1]

The window was highlighted by the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, which included a three-test series between the Lions and South Africa. Ahead of the tour, the Lions hosted their first home match since 2005, against Japan in Scotland, while South Africa were scheduled to host a two-test series against Georgia; the first time the teams had met outside the Rugby World Cup. The second test of this series was cancelled. Japan went on to play Ireland. Ireland also played the United States, having had to adapt their summer tour after their test series away to Fiji was cancelled.^[2] To replace Ireland's tour, Fiji traveled to New Zealand for a first ever test series against the All Blacks, who also hosted Tonga. Tonga began their preparation for their 2023 Rugby World Cup qualification series against Samoa, and Samoa used a two-match series against the Māori All Blacks as their preparation. The three-test series between Australia and France was condensed to take place within 11 days, due to French club commitments and a hotel quarantine period for the France team.^[3] Australia go on to play New Zealand in the first Bledisloe Cup match of the year.

England and Wales's summer tours were reversed, as England welcomed Canada and the United States, and Wales hosted Argentina. Wales, who were originally meant to play Uruguay as part of their South America tour, instead played Canada ahead of their two-test series against Argentina. Argentina also prepared for the series with a first visit to Bucharest since 1992 to play Romania, which replaced Argentina's cancelled home game against Georgia. Romania were scheduled to face Scotland for the first time since 2011 and Scotland were also due to play Georgia as part of their Eastern Europe tour, but both matches were cancelled.

The window also contained a number of other 2023 Rugby World Cup qualification warm-ups^{[citation needed]} as Uruguay played an Argentina XV, the Cook Islands played a Tasman Mako HP XV and the New Zealand U20 team, and Zimbabwe played Zambia. Zimbabwe were also scheduled to play Portugal, but the match was cancelled.

Series

Event	Result	Winner
South Africa v British & Irish Lions test series	2–1	South Africa
New Zealand v Fiji series	2–0	New Zealand
Australia v France test series	2–1	Australia
South Africa v Georgia test series	1–0	South Africa^[a]
Argentina v Wales test series	0–1	Argentina^[b]

Fixtures

June

2 June 2021
15:00 CAT (UTC+02)

Zimbabwe	31–8	Zambia
Try: Mudzekenyedzi 12' m Juszczyk (2) 21' c, 52' c Chiwambutsa 28' m Burnett 34' m Con: Mudariki (3/5) 22', 35', 53'	Report	Try: Chisenga 35' m Pen: Mwashi (1/1) 79'

Police Grounds, Harare^[4]
Attendance: 0
Referee: ZRU Appt. (Zimbabwe)

5 June 2021
15:00 CAT (UTC+02)

Zimbabwe	56–3	Zambia
Try: Mangongo 9' m Katsevere (4) 32' m, 45' m, 48' m, 55' m Chiwara (2) 57' m, 74' c Mudariki 62' c Mudzekenyedzi 65' m Tshamala 72' c Con: Mandivenga (1/4) 62' White Sharpley (2/2) 73', 75'	Report	Pen: Koloko (1/3) 12'

Police Grounds, Harare^[4]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Mente (South Africa)

12 June 2021
15:35 JST (UTC+09)

Japan XV	32–17	Sunwolves
Try: Horikoshi (2) 60' c, 80' c Nakamura 65' c Tatafu 71' m Con: Matsuda (3/4) 62', 66', 80+1' Pen: Tamura (1/2) 31' Matsuda (1/1) 76'	Report	Try: Arai 19' c Takeyama 39' c Con: Yamasawa (2/2) 21', 40+1' Pen: Takeyama (1/1) 68'

Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka^[5]
Attendance: 18,434
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)

Team details


FB	15	Ryohei Yamanaka
RW	14	Lomano Lemeki
OC	13	Timothy Lafaele	56'
IC	12	Ryoto Nakamura
LW	11	Gerhard van den Heever	40'
FH	10	Yu Tamura	51'
SH	9	Kaito Shigeno	51'
N8	8	Amanaki Mafi
OF	7	Naoki Ozawa		60'
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)	51'
RL	5	James Moore	51'
LL	4	Wimpie van der Walt	40'	60'
TP	3	Asaeli Ai Valu	54'
HK	2	Atsushi Sakate	54'
LP	1	Keita Inagaki	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kosuke Horikoshi	54'
PR	17	Craig Millar	40'
PR	18	Shinnosuke Kakinaga	54'
LK	19	Jack Cornelsen	40'
FL	20	Tevita Tatafu	51'
FL	21	Lappies Labuschagné	51'
SH	22	Naoto Saito	51'
FH	23	Rikiya Matsuda	51'
CE	24	Shane Gates	56'
WG	25	Siosaia Fifita	40'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph


FB	15	Ryuji Noguchi	31'	40'
RW	14	Taichi Takahashi
OC	13	Dylan Riley
IC	12	Yusuke Kajimura	59'	67'
LW	11	Seiya Ozaki			54'
FH	10	Takuya Yamasawa	48'	62'
SH	9	Kouki Arai	48'	62'
N8	8	Ben Gunter				65'	67'
OF	7	Ed Quirk (c)			52'	65'
BF	6	Liaki Moli	33'	40'
RL	5	Uwe Helu			31'	40'	67'	74'
LL	4	Ryota Hasegawa	22' to 27'				62'
TP	3	Kengo Kitagawa	55'	65'
HK	2	Yusuke Niwai	40'	65'	67'
LP	1	Yukio Morikawa	31'	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Yoshikatsu Hikosaka	40'	65'	67'
PR	17	Shogo Miura	31'	62'
PR	18	Shunsuke Asaoka	55'	65'
LK	19	Daichi Akiyama	22'	27'	31'	40'	62'	74'
FL	20	Shunsuke Nunomaki	33'	40'	52'
SH	21	Daiki Nakajima	48'	62'
FH	22	Doga Maeda	48'	62'
CE	23	Kanta Shikao	59'	67'
WG	24	Koki Takeyama	31'	40'	54'
Coach:
Naoya Okubo

Assistant referees:
JRFU Appt. (Japan)
JRFU Appt. (Japan)
Television match official:
JRFU Appt. (Japan)

12 June 2021

Zimbabwe	Cancelled ^[c]	Namibia

Police Grounds, Harare^[7]

19 June 2021

Namibia	Cancelled ^[d]	Zimbabwe

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek^[7]

26 June 2021
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

Māori All Blacks	35–10	Samoa
Try: Stevenson 9' c, 38' c Wainui 32' c Dixon 57' c Douglas 67' Con: Black (3/3) 10' 33', 39' c Ioane (2/2) 58', 68'	Report	Try: Foma'i 24' Con: Iona (1/1) 25' Pen: Iona (1/1) 46'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington^[8]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Team details


FB	15	Kaleb Trask
RW	14	Shaun Stevenson	61'
OC	13	Billy Proctor
IC	12	Alex Nankivell
LW	11	Sean Wainui
FH	10	Otere Black	51'
SH	9	Bryn Hall	57'
N8	8	Whetu Douglas
OF	7	Billy Harmon	68'
BF	6	Reed Prinsep
RL	5	Isaia Walker-Leawere	57'
LL	4	Manaaki Selby-Rickit
TP	3	Josh Hohneck	57'
HK	2	Ash Dixon (c)	57'
LP	1	Pouri Rakete-Stones	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kurt Eklund	57'
PR	17	Tamaiti Williams	50'
PR	18	Marcel Renata	57'
LK	19	Josh Dickson	57'
FL	20	Jacob Norris	68'
SH	21	Sam Nock	57'
FH	22	Josh Ioane	50'
WG	23	Jonah Lowe	61'
Coach:
Clayton McMillan


FB	15	Tomasi Alosio	68'
RW	14	Johnny Vaili
OC	13	Losi Filipo	50'
IC	12	Henry Taefu
LW	11	Neria Foma'i
FH	10	Rodney Iona
SH	9	Dwayne Polataivao	59'
N8	8	Olajuwon Noa	59'
OF	7	Jack Lam (c)
BF	6	Henry Stowers
RL	5	Samuel Slade
LL	4	Ben Nee-Nee	59'
TP	3	Kalolo Tuiloma	46'
HK	2	Ray Niuia	68'
LP	1	Albert Anae	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	JP Sauni	68'
PR	17	Jonah Aoina	57'
PR	18	Michael Alaalatoa	46'
LK	19	Filo Paulo	59'
LK	20	Theo McFarland	59'
SH	21	Auvasa Faleali'i	59'
CE	22	Stacey Ili	50'
WG	23	Elisapeta Alofipo	68'
Coach:
Seilala Mapusua

Assistant referees:
Graham Cooper (Australia)
Reuben Keane (Australia)
Television match official:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Notes:

The sides faced each other for the first time since 2008.

26 June 2021
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

British & Irish Lions	28–10	Japan
Try: Adams 12' c Van der Merwe 18' c Henshaw 23' c Beirne 48' c Con: Biggar (4/4) 13', 19', 24', 49'	Report	Try: Himeno 59' c Con: Tamura (1/1) 60' Pen: Tamura (1/2) 69'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh^[9]
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

Team details


FB	15	Liam Williams	65'
RW	14	Josh Adams
OC	13	Robbie Henshaw
IC	12	Bundee Aki	50'
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Conor Murray	60'
N8	8	Jack Conan	70'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric	22'
BF	6	Tadhg Beirne
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)	8'
LL	4	Iain Henderson
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	52'
HK	2	Ken Owens	69'
LP	1	Rory Sutherland	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	69'
PR	17	Wyn Jones	52'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	52'
LK	19	Courtney Lawes	8'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau	22'
SH	21	Ali Price	60'
FH	22	Owen Farrell	50'
WG	23	Anthony Watson	65'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Ryohei Yamanaka
RW	14	Kotaro Matsushima
OC	13	Timothy Lafaele
IC	12	Ryoto Nakamura
LW	11	Siosaia Fifita
FH	10	Yu Tamura
SH	9	Kaito Shigeno	65'
N8	8	Amanaki Mafi	67'
OF	7	Lappies Labuschagné	49'
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	James Moore
LL	4	Wimpie van der Walt	61'
TP	3	Koo Ji-won	55'
HK	2	Atsushi Sakate
LP	1	Keita Inagaki	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kosuke Horikoshi
PR	17	Craig Millar	60'
PR	18	Asaeli Ai Valu	55'
FL	19	Jack Cornelsen	61'
FL	20	Kazuki Himeno	49'
N8	21	Tevita Tatafu	67'
SH	22	Naoto Saito	65'
FH	23	Rikiya Matsuda
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Performance of the Match:
Dan Biggar (British & Irish Lions)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Ludovic Cayre (France)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Hamish Watson and Zander Fagerson (British & Irish Lions) were named to start, but was withdrawn in the week leading up to the game due to injury and head knock. Justin Tipuric replaced Watson whilst Tadhg Furlong was promoted from the bench to replace Fagerson - Kyle Sinckler replaced Furlong on the bench.^[10]^[11]
No replacement was made for Jack Conan.
Jack Cornelsen, Siosaia Fifita, Craig Millar and Naoto Saito (all Japan) made their international debuts.
Japan became the eighth test nation to play the British & Irish Lions.^[12]

27 June 2021
14:00 BST (UTC+01)

England A	Cancelled^[e]	Scotland A

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester^[14]
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Team details (named before cancellation)


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Adam Radwan
OC	13	Ollie Lawrence
IC	12	Dan Kelly
LW	11	Max Malins
FH	10	Jacob Umaga
SH	9	Harry Randall
N8	8	Callum Chick
OF	7	Ben Curry
BF	6	Lewis Ludlow (c)
RL	5	Charlie Ewels
LL	4	Harry Wells
TP	3	Joe Heyes
HK	2	Curtis Langdon
LP	1	Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie Blamire
PR	17	Beno Obano
PR	18	Trevor Davison
FL	19	Ted Hill
FL	20	Lewis Ludlam
SH	21	Dan Robson
FH	22	George Furbank
WG	23	Joe Cokanasiga
Coach:
John Mitchell


FB	15	Damien Hoyland
RW	14	Rufus McLean
OC	13	Matt Scott (c)
IC	12	Stafford McDowall
LW	11	Blair Kinghorn
FH	10	Ross Thompson
SH	9	Charlie Shiel
N8	8	Magnus Bradbury
OF	7	Rory Darge
BF	6	Josh Bayliss
RL	5	Kiran McDonald
LL	4	Cameron Henderson
TP	3	Oli Kebble
HK	2	Ewan Ashman
LP	1	Nick Auterac
Replacements:
HK	16	Adam McBurney
PR	17	Robin Hislop
PR	18	Javan Sebastian
LK	19	Jamie Hodgson
FL	20	Callum Hunter-Hill
SH	21	Ben Vellacott
FH	22	Adam Hastings
CE	23	George Taylor
Coach:
Mike Blair

Assistant referees:
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Peter Martin (Ireland)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

2/3/4 July

2 July 2021
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	40–9	Georgia
Try: Fassi 4' m Mbonambi 35' c Reinach 37' c Smith 54' c H. Jantjies 58' c Marx 68' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 36', 38', 54', 58' E. Jantjies (1/1) 69'	Report	Pen: Abzhandadze (3/3) 3', 18', 25'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria^[15]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Team details


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Rosko Specman
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	François Steyn	55'
LW	11	Aphelele Fassi
FH	10	Handré Pollard	63'
SH	9	Cobus Reinach	55'
N8	8	Kwagga Smith	60'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth	40'
TP	3	Trevor Nyakane	28'	38'	49'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	49'
LP	1	Ox Nché	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx	49'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	49'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe	28'	38'	49'
LK	19	Marvin Orie	40'
LF	20	Jasper Wiese	60'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies	55'
FH	22	Elton Jantjies	63'
FB	23	Damian Willemse	55'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Davit Niniashvili
RW	14	Aka Tabutsadze
OC	13	Giorgi Kveseladze
IC	12	Merab Sharikadze (c)			79'
LW	11	Demur Tapladze
FH	10	Tedo Abzhandadze		70'	79'
SH	9	Vasil Lobzhanidze		60'
N8	8	Tornike Jalaghonia
OF	7	Beka Saghinadze	34' to 44'	44'
BF	6	Ilia Spanderashvili		49'
RL	5	Konstantin Mikautadze		49'
LL	4	Davit Gigauri		60'
TP	3	Giorgi Melikidze		49'
HK	2	Jaba Bregvadze
LP	1	Guram Gogichashvili		60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Giorgi Chkoidze		44'
PR	17	Nika Khatiashvili		60'
PR	18	Luka Japaridze		49'
LK	19	Nodar Tcheishvili		49'
LK	20	Giorgi Javakhia		60'
SH	21	Gela Aprasidze		60'
FH	22	Giorgi Babunashvili		70'
FL	23	Irakli Tskhadadze		49'
Coach:
Levan Maisashvili

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Giorgi Tsutskiridze (Georgia) was named to start but was injured in training ahead of the game and was replaced by Ilia Spanderashvili. Irakli Tskhadadze replaced Spanderashvili on the bench.
Aphelele Fassi, Rosko Specman and Jasper Wiese (all South Africa) and Luka Japaridze (Georgia) made their international debuts.

3 July 2021
16:30 NZST (UTC+12)

Māori All Blacks	38–21	Samoa
Try: Dixon 22' c Lowe (2) 34' m, 58' m Penalty try (2) 40', 63' Wainui 46' m Con: Black (1/2) 23' Ioane (1/2) 47'	Report	Try: Foma'i 24' c Alosio 41' c Tuiloma 80' c Con: Iona (2/2) 25', 42' Taefu (1/1) 80'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland^[16]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Josh Ioane
RW	14	Jonah Lowe
OC	13	Billy Proctor	64' to 66'
IC	12	Alex Nankivell		66'
LW	11	Sean Wainui
FH	10	Otere Black	46'
SH	9	Sam Nock	40'
N8	8	Whetu Douglas
OF	7	Billy Harmon	36'
BF	6	Reed Prinsep
RL	5	Pari Pari Parkinson	40'
LL	4	Manaaki Selby-Rickit
TP	3	Josh Hohneck	60'
HK	2	Ash Dixon (c)	53'
LP	1	Tamaiti Williams	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kurt Eklund	53'
PR	17	Ollie Norris	45'
PR	18	Marcel Renata	60'
LK	19	Isaia Walker-Leawere	40'
FL	20	Josh Dickson	36'
SH	21	Bryn Hall	40'
CE	22	Rameka Poihipi	64'
WG	23	Shaun Stevenson	46'
Coach:
Clayton McMillan


FB	15	Tomasi Alosio
RW	14	Elisapeta Alofipo		66'
OC	13	Stacey Ili
IC	12	Henry Taefu
LW	11	Neria Foma'i
FH	10	Rodney Iona		51'
SH	9	Auvasa Faleali'i		49'
N8	8	Henry Stowers
OF	7	Alamanda Motuga
BF	6	Samuel Slade	40' to 50'
RL	5	Theo McFarland		55'
LL	4	Ben Nee-Nee		60'
TP	3	Michael Alaalatoa (c)		62'
HK	2	Ray Niuia		62'
LP	1	Tietie Tuimauga		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	JP Sauni		62'
PR	17	Jonah Aoina		62'
PR	18	Kalolo Tuiloma		62'
LK	19	Filo Paulo		60'
FL	20	Genesis Mamea-Lemalu	63' to 73'	55'
SH	21	Jonathan Taumateine		49'
FH	22	D'Angelo Leuila		51'
WG	23	Joe Perez		66'
Coach:
Seilala Mapusua

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Shane McDermott (New Zealand)

Notes:

Albert Anae and Ahsee Tuala (Samoa) were named to start but withdrew ahead of kick off due to injury and were replaced by Tomasi Alosio and Tietie Tuimauga. Jonah Aoina replaced Tuimauga on the bench.
This was the Māori All Blacks' 125th international match.

3 July 2021
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	102–0	Tonga
Try: McKenzie 2' m Papalii (2) 5' c, 37' m Weber (3) 7' c, 16' c, 50' c Jordan (5) 9' m, 20' c, 47' m, 55' c, 68' m Jacobson 42' c Mo'unga 54' c R. Ioane 61' c Tuipulotu 77' c Bridge 80' c Con: Mo'unga (7/11) 6', 8', 17', 20', 43', 51', 54' B. Barrett (4/5) 56', 62', 77', 80'	Report

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland^[16]
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) ^[f]

Team details


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	Quinn Tupaea	63'
LW	11	George Bridge
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga	55'
SH	9	Brad Weber	55'
N8	8	Luke Jacobson
OF	7	Dalton Papalii	53'
BF	6	Akira Ioane
RL	5	Sam Whitelock (c)
LL	4	Scott Barrett	63'
TP	3	Angus Ta'avao	47'
HK	2	Dane Coles	47'
LP	1	Karl Tu'inukuafe	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Asafo Aumua	47'
PR	17	George Bower	47'
PR	18	Tyrel Lomax	47'
LK	19	Patrick Tuipulotu	63'
FL	20	Ethan Blackadder	53'
SH	21	Finlay Christie	55'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	55'
FB	23	Jordie Barrett	63'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	James Faiva	49'
RW	14	Hosea Saumaki	55'
OC	13	Fine Inisi	58'
IC	12	Nikolai Foliaki
LW	11	Penikolo Latu
FH	10	Kali Hala
SH	9	Sonatane Takulua (c)
N8	8	Sione Tuipulotu
OF	7	Solomone Funaki
BF	6	Mateaki Kafatolu	49'
RL	5	Zane Kapeli	70'
LL	4	Don Lolo
TP	3	Sila Puafisi	75'
HK	2	Sam Moli	70'
LP	1	Duke Nginingini [fr]	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Siua Maile	70'
PR	17	Jethro Felemi	49'
PR	18	Lua Li	75'
LK	19	Harrison Mataele	70'
FL	20	Viliami Taulani	49'
N8	21	Nasi Manu	58'
SH	22	Leon Fukofuka	55'
WG	23	Walter Fifita	49'
Coach:
Toutai Kefu

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Tau Kolomatangi (Tonga) was named as a replacement, but was replaced by Lua Li in the week leading up to the match after eligibility concerns over Kolomatangi arose surrounding a previous appearance for Hong Kong in 2019 possibly capturing the player to Hong Kong.^[18]
Ethan Blackadder, George Bower, Finlay Christie and Quinn Tupaea (all New Zealand) and Walter Fifita, Nikolai Foliaki, Solomone Funaki, Fine Inisi, Mateaki Kafatolu, Lua Li, Don Lolo, Harrison Mataele, Sam Moli, Duke Nginingini [fr], Hosea Saumaki, Viliami Taulani, Sione Tuipulotu (all Tonga) made their international debuts.
New Zealand equalled their highest winning margin over Tonga of 102 points, set in June 2000.
New Zealand scored more than 100 points in a game for the sixth time.

3 July 2021
13:00 IST (UTC+01)

Ireland	39–31	Japan
Try: Farrell 8' c McCloskey 26' m Bealham 40' c Van der Flier 49' c Stockdale 52' c Con: Carbery (4/5) 9', 40', 50', 53' Pen: Carbery (2/2) 62', 69'	Report	Try: Leitch 11' c Lafaele 36' c Fifita 43' c Saito 57' c Con: Tamura (4/4) 12', 37', 45', 58' Pen: Tamura (1/1) 4'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Team details


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Jordan Larmour	31'
OC	13	Chris Farrell	43'
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey
LW	11	Jacob Stockdale
FH	10	Joey Carbery
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park	76'
N8	8	Caelan Doris
OF	7	Josh van der Flier
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	71'
RL	5	James Ryan (c)
LL	4	Ultan Dillane	60'
TP	3	Finlay Bealham	59'
HK	2	Ronan Kelleher	71'
LP	1	Dave Kilcoyne	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Herring	71'
PR	17	Ed Byrne	59'
PR	18	John Ryan	59'
LK	19	Ryan Baird	60'
FL	20	Gavin Coombes	71'
SH	21	Craig Casey	76'
FH	22	Billy Burns	43'
CE	23	Shane Daly	31'
Coach:
Andy Farrell


FB	15	Kotaro Matsushima	51'
RW	14	Semisi Masirewa
OC	13	Timothy Lafaele
IC	12	Ryoto Nakamura
LW	11	Siosaia Fifita
FH	10	Yu Tamura	67'
SH	9	Naoto Saito	67'
N8	8	Tevita Tatafu	54'
OF	7	Lappies Labuschagné
BF	6	Michael Leitch (c)
RL	5	James Moore
LL	4	Wimpie van der Walt	51'
TP	3	Koo Ji-won	51'
HK	2	Atsushi Sakate	62'
LP	1	Keita Inagaki	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kosuke Horikoshi	62'
PR	17	Craig Millar	51'
PR	18	Asaeli Ai Valu	51'
FL	19	Jack Cornelsen	51'
N8	20	Amanaki Mafi	54'
SH	21	Kaito Shigeno	67'
FH	22	Rikiya Matsuda	67'
CE	23	Shane Gates	51'
Coach:
Jamie Joseph

Player of the Match:
Josh van der Flier (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Claire Hodnett (England)

Notes:

Kazuki Himeno (Japan) was named to start but withdrew ahead of game day and was replaced by Tevita Tatafu. Amanaki Mafi replaced Tatafu on the bench.
Gavin Coombes (Ireland) and Shane Gates and Semisi Masirewa (both Japan) made their international debuts.

3 July 2021
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Wales	68–12	Canada
Try: Williams (2) 6' c, 45' c Botham 14' m Holmes (2) 20' c, 80+1' c Smith 27' c Dee 31' c Rowlands 36' c Basham (2) 56' c, 61' c Con: Sheedy (7/8) 7', 21', 28', 32', 37', 46', 57' B. Thomas (2/2) 62', 80+3'	Report	Try: Lloyd 4' m Coats 68' c Con: Nelson (1/2) 68'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

Team details


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny	2'
RW	14	Jonah Holmes
OC	13	Willis Halaholo
IC	12	Jonathan Davies (c)
LW	11	Tom Rogers
FH	10	Callum Sheedy	58'
SH	9	Tomos Williams	53'
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright
OF	7	James Botham	51'
BF	6	Ross Moriarty
RL	5	Will Rowlands	47'
LL	4	Ben Carter
TP	3	Dillon Lewis	47'
HK	2	Elliot Dee	47'
LP	1	Nicky Smith	47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Elias	47'
PR	17	Gareth Thomas	47'
PR	18	Leon Brown	47'
FL	19	Josh Turnbull	47'
FL	20	Taine Basham	51'
SH	21	Kieran Hardy	53'
CE	22	Ben Thomas	58'
CE	23	Nick Tompkins	2'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac


FB	15	Cooper Coats	75'
RW	14	Cole Davis
OC	13	Ben LeSage
IC	12	Quinn Ngawati
LW	11	Kainoa Lloyd
FH	10	Peter Nelson
SH	9	Ross Braude	56'
N8	8	Siaki Vikilani	56'
OF	7	Lucas Rumball (c)	58'	68'
BF	6	Reegan O'Gorman	40'
RL	5	Josh Larsen
LL	4	Conor Keys		68'
TP	3	Jake Ilnicki	40'	58'
HK	2	Andrew Quattrin	47'
LP	1	Djustice Sears-Duru	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eric Howard	47'
PR	17	Cole Keith	40'
PR	18	Tyler Rowland	40'	58'
FL	19	Don Carson	56'
FL	20	Michael Smith	40'
LK	21	Lucas Albornoz	58'
SH	22	William Percillier	56'
FH	23	Robbie Povey	75'
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
Ben Carter (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Tom Foley (England)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) earned his 100th international cap (96 for Wales, 4 for the British & Irish Lions).
Taine Basham, Ben Carter, Tom Rogers, Ben Thomas and Gareth Thomas (all Wales) and Ross Braude, Don Carson, Cooper Coats, Quinn Ngawati, Tyler Rowland, Michael Smith, Siaki Vikilani (all Canada) made their international debuts.

3 July 2021

Portugal	Cancelled ^[g]	Zimbabwe

Lisbon

3 July 2021
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Romania	17–24	Argentina
Try: Căpățână 45' m Pen: Melinte (4/5) 5', 22', 32', 62'	Report (In Romania)	Try: Bruni 14' m Cordero 24' m Penalty try 36' González 73' c Con: Miotti (1/1) 74'

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest^[20]
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) ^[h]

Team details


FB	15	Ionel Melinte
RW	14	Ionuț Dumitru		55'
OC	13	Taylor Gontineac
IC	12	Alexandru Bucur
LW	11	Nicolas Onuțu
FH	10	Daniel Plai
SH	9	Gabriel Rupanu		45'
N8	8	André Gorin (c)
OF	7	Cristi Boboc		40'
BF	6	Cristi Chirică	36' to 46'	61'
RL	5	Adrian Moțoc
LL	4	Florian Roșu		40'
TP	3	Alexandru Țăruș		55'
HK	2	Eugen Căpățână		50'
LP	1	Alexandru Savin		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Florin Bărdașu		50'
PR	17	Ionel Badiu		40'
PR	18	Vasile Bălan		55'
LK	19	Marius Antonescu		40'
FL	20	Mihai Macovei		40'
FL	21	Vlad Neculau		61'
SH	22	Florin Surugiu		45'
WG	23	Robert Neagu		55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Santiago Cordero
RW	14	Bautista Delguy
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Juan Imhoff		48'
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez		59'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		75'
N8	8	Rodrigo Bruni		69'
OF	7	Francisco Gorrissen
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Tomás Lavanini		45'
LL	4	Marcos Kremer
TP	3	Enrique Pieretto		52'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		61'
LP	1	Facundo Gigena		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Bosch		61'
PR	17	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro		52'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano		52'
N8	19	Facundo Isa		45'
FL	20	Juan Martín González		69'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou	78' to 80'	75'
FH	22	Domingo Miotti		59'
CE	23	Juan Cruz Mallía		48'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Emiliano Boffelli (Argentina) had been named to start but withdrew in the week leading up to the game; Santiago Cordero moved from the wing to fullback with Bautista Delguy joining the starting XV on the wing. Juan Cruz Mallía replaced Delguy on the bench.
Florian Roșu (Romania) and Juan Martín González (Argentina) made their international debuts.
Argentina retained the Latin Cup.

4 July 2021
14:00 BST (UTC+01)

England	43–29	United States
Try: Underhill 6' m Lawrence 14' c Cokanasiga (2) 23' c, 30' c Blamire 49' m Smith 65' m Randall 69' c Con: Smith (5/7) 15', 24', 32', 70'	Report	Try: Faʻanana-Schultz 41' m Dolan 57' c Germishuys 73' c Dyer 77' c Con: Carty (3/4) 58', 74', 78' Pen: Carty (1/1) 5'

Twickenham Stadium, London^[22]
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Joe Cokanasiga
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Ollie Lawrence	34'
LW	11	Max Malins	6'
FH	10	Marcus Smith
SH	9	Harry Randall
N8	8	Callum Chick	53'
OF	7	Sam Underhill
BF	6	Lewis Ludlow (c)	53'
RL	5	Charlie Ewels
LL	4	Josh McNally	47'
TP	3	Joe Heyes	53'
HK	2	Curtis Langdon	47'
LP	1	Ellis Genge	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie Blamire	47'
PR	17	Beno Obano	58'
PR	18	Trevor Davison	55'
FL	19	Ted Hill	47'
FL	20	Ben Curry	55'
FL	21	Lewis Ludlam	55'
SH	22	Dan Robson	34'
FH	23	Jacob Umaga	6'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Marcel Brache	34'
RW	14	Mike Te'o
OC	13	Bryce Campbell (c)
IC	12	Calvin Whiting
LW	11	Mika Kruse
FH	10	Luke Carty
SH	9	Ruben de Haas	69'
N8	8	Cam Dolan	67'
OF	7	Riekert Hattingh
BF	6	Jamason Faʻanana-Schultz	51'
RL	5	Nick Civetta	51'
LL	4	Greg Peterson
TP	3	Paul Mullen	47'
HK	2	Mike Sosene-Feagai	47'
LP	1	David Ainu'u	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Taufete'e	47'
PR	17	Matt Harmon	74'
PR	18	Dino Waldren	47'
LK	19	Nate Brakeley	51'
FL	20	Psalm Wooching	51'
FL	21	Hanco Germishuys	67'
SH	22	Michael Baska	69'
WG	23	Christian Dyer	34'
Coach:
Gary Gold

Player of the Match:
Harry Randall (England)

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Ben Blain (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Will Hooley (United States) had been named to start but withdrew ahead of the game due to injury; Marcel Brache moved from centre to fullback to replace him and Calvin Whiting moved from the bench to centre. Christian Dyer replaced Whiting on the bench.
Lewis Ludlow became the fifth player to captain England on debut and the first man since Nigel Melville in 1984.
Jamie Blamire, Callum Chick, Ben Curry, Trevor Davison, Joe Heyes, Curtis Langdon, Lewis Ludlow, Josh McNally, Harry Randall, Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward and Jacob Umaga (all England) and Michael Baska, Luke Carty, Christian Dyer, Matt Harmon, Riekert Hattingh and Mika Kruse (all United States) made their international debuts.
The United States made their highest score against England, surpassing the previous highest of 19 scored in 2001.

4 July 2021
14:10 UYT (UTC-03)

Uruguay	42–26	Argentina XV
Try: Vilaseca 11' c Kessler 32' c Dotti 40' c Viñals 48' c Echeverry 61' c Gattas 80' c Con: Berchesi (5/5) 12', 33', 40', 49', 62' Echeverry (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Elías 19' c Fernández Criado 24' c Daireaux 59' m Simes 74' c Con: Elías (2/2) 19', 25' Prisciantelli (1/2) 74'

Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nehuén Jauri Rivero (Argentina)

Team details


FB	15	Rodrigo Silva
RW	14	Manuel Viñals		61'
OC	13	Felipe Arcos Pérez		70'
IC	12	Andrés Vilaseca (c)
LW	11	Gastón Mieres		40'
FH	10	Felipe Berchesi		59'
SH	9	Tomás Inciarte
N8	8	Manuel Diana		56'
BF	7	Santiago Civetta
OF	6	Franco Lamanna		56'
RL	5	Ignacio Dotti		52'
LL	4	Felipe Aliaga		29'
TP	3	Diego Arbelo		59'
HK	2	Germán Kessler		60'
LP	1	Mateo Sanguinetti		55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Gattas		40'
PR	17	Juan Echeverría		55'
PR	18	Ignacio Péculo		59'
LK	19	Juanjuan Garese		29'
LK	20	Diego Magno		56'
FL	21	Eric Dosantos	72' to 80'	52'
SH	22	Baltazar Amaya		61'
FB	23	Felipe Echeverry		59'
WG	24	Leandro Leivas		40'
FL	25	Marcos Chamyan		56'
HK	26	Guillermo Pujadas		70'
Coach:
Esteban Meneses


FB	15	Juan Bautista Daireaux
RW	14	Julián Quetglas	52'
OC	13	Agustín Segura
IC	12	Juan Pablo Castro
LW	11	Martín Cancelliere	55'
FH	10	Martín Elías	48'
SH	9	Joaquín Pellandini	48'
N8	8	Conrado Roura	48'
OF	7	Rodrigo Fernández Criado
BF	6	Lautaro Favaro
RL	5	Ignacio Calas	56'
LL	4	Federico Gutiérrez	52'
TP	3	Juan Pablo Zeiss (c)	52'
HK	2	Axel Zapata	59'
LP	1	Francisco Minervina	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Mariano Muntaner	59'
PR	17	Nicolás Revol	48'
LK	18	Manuel Bernstein	59'
LK	19	Lautaro Simes	52'
FL	20	Ignacio Gandini	48'
SH	21	Rafael Iriarte	48'
FB	22	Martín Bogado	52'
FH	23	Gerónimo Prisciantelli	48'
PR	24	Lucio Sordoni	52'
WG	25	Tomás Molanos	55'
Coach:
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe

Assistant referees:
Matías Esteban (Uruguay)
Roberto Barreiro (Uruguay)

7 July

7 July 2021
13:00 NZST (UTC+12)

Tasman Mako HP XV	31–24	Cook Islands
Try: Lewis 12' c Veamatahau 23' c MacDonald (2) 44' m, 51' m Napa'a 71' c Con: Parata (3/5) 13', 24', 72'	Report	Try: Toki 31' m Rudolph 40' c Bikaca 63' m Mato 67' c Con: Sopoaga (2/4) 40', 68'

Tahunanui Fields, Nelson
Attendance: 100
Referee: NZR Appt. (New Zealand)

7 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	23–21	France
Try: Paenga-Amosa 34' c Hooper 71' c Con: Lolesio (2/2) 36', 71' Pen: Lolesio (4/4) 44', 60', 80+4'	Report	Try: Villière (2) 6' m, 22' c Con: Carbonel (1/2) 24' Pen: Carbonel (2/2) 19', 52' Jaminet (1/1) 62'

Lang Park, Brisbane ^[i]^[24]
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) ^[j]

Team details


FB	15	Tom Banks
RW	14	Tom Wright	68'
OC	13	Hunter Paisami
IC	12	Matt To'omua
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Noah Lolesio
SH	9	Jake Gordon	60'
N8	8	Harry Wilson	72'
BF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
OF	6	Rob Valetini
RL	5	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL	4	Matt Philip	55'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	52'
HK	2	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	60'
LP	1	James Slipper	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lachlan Lonergan	60'
PR	17	Angus Bell	63'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	52'
LK	19	Darcy Swain	55'
N8	20	Isi Naisarani	72'
SH	21	Tate McDermott	60'
CE	22	Len Ikitau
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway	68'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Melvyn Jaminet
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Arthur Vincent
IC	12	Jonathan Danty
LW	11	Gabin Villière
FH	10	Louis Carbonel
SH	9	Baptiste Couilloud	70'
N8	8	Sekou Macalou	54'
OF	7	Anthony Jelonch (c)
BF	6	Dylan Cretin
RL	5	Romain Taofifénua	52'
LL	4	Kilian Geraci	58'
TP	3	Demba Bamba	52'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot	60'
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Gros	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Anthony Étrillard	60'
PR	17	Quentin Walcker	60'
PR	18	Sipili Falatea	52'
FL	19	Baptiste Pesenti	52'
LK	20	Cyril Cazeaux	58'
FL	21	Cameron Woki	54'
SH	22	Teddy Iribaren	70'
FB	23	Anthony Bouthier
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
James Doleman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Florent Vanverberghe (France) had been named on the bench, but withdrew the day before the game due to injury and was replaced by Cyril Cazeaux.
Andrew Kellaway Lachlan Lonergan and Darcy Swain (all Australia) and Gaëtan Barlot, Anthony Étrillard, Sipili Falatea, Teddy Iribaren, Melvyn Jaminet and Quentin Walcker (all France) made their international debuts.

9/10 July

9 July 2021
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	Cancelled^[k]	Georgia

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg^[15]
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

10 July 2021
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	57–23	Fiji
Try: J. Barrett 9' c Havili (2) 18' c', 21' c Bridge 44' m Coles (4) 52' m, 64' c, 73' c, 76' c Jordan 69' m Con: Barrett (6/9) 10', 18', 22', 65', 74', 77'	Report	Try: Tuisue 28' m Kunavula 48' m Penalty try 61' Pen: Volavola (2/2) 6', 13'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 15,103
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) ^[l]

Team details


FB	15	Jordie Barrett				68'
RW	14	Sevu Reece
OC	13	Rieko Ioane
IC	12	David Havili	61' to 71'
LW	11	George Bridge		66'
FH	10	Beauden Barrett		24'	34'
SH	9	Aaron Smith (c)		68'
N8	8	Hoskins Sotutu		66'
OF	7	Ethan Blackadder
BF	6	Shannon Frizell
RL	5	Brodie Retallick
LL	4	Patrick Tuipulotu		57'
TP	3	Nepo Laulala		50'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		50'
LP	1	George Bower		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dane Coles		50'
PR	17	Ethan de Groot		50'
PR	18	Tyrel Lomax		50'
LK	19	Sam Whitelock		57'
N8	20	Luke Jacobson		66'
SH	21	Finlay Christie		68'
FB	22	Damian McKenzie		24'	34'	68'
WG	23	Will Jordan		66'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Kini Murimurivalu	52' to 62'	74'	77'
RW	14	Eroni Sau			77'
OC	13	Waisea Nayacalevu
IC	12	Levani Botia (c)
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo		44'
FH	10	Ben Volavola
SH	9	Simione Kuruvoli		52'
N8	8	Albert Tuisue
OF	7	Mesulame Kunavula		54'
BF	6	John Dyer
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa
LL	4	Temo Mayanavanua		61'
TP	3	Mesake Doge		61'
HK	2	Samuel Matavesi		71'
LP	1	Peni Ravai		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Peniami Narisia		71'
PR	17	Haereiti Hetet		52'
PR	18	Lee Roy Atalifo		61'
LK	19	Tevita Ratuva		61'
FL	20	Peceli Yato		54'
FB	21	Seta Tuicuvu		52'
CE	22	Eneriko Buliruarua		74'
WG	23	Manasa Mataele		44'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Assistant referees:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Jono Bredin (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Chris Hart (New Zealand)

Notes:

Ethan de Groot (New Zealand) and Eneriko Buliruarua, Manasa Mataele and Peniami Narisia (all Fiji) made their international debuts.

10 July 2021
13:00 BST (UTC+01)

Argentina	20–20	Wales
Try: Matera 39' c De la Fuente 46' c Con: Sánchez (2/2) 41', 47' Pen: Sánchez (2/4) 16', 45'	Report	Try: Rowlands 51' c Williams 71' c Con: Evans (2/2) 52', 72' Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 18', 27'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ^[m]
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Team details


FB	15	Juan Cruz Mallía	29'
RW	14	Santiago Carreras		27'
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Santiago Cordero
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez		69'
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli		66'
N8	8	Rodrigo Bruni		28'	34'
OF	7	Facundo Isa		55'
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Marcos Kremer		65'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela		62'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		74'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	28' to 38'			59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Bosch		74'
PR	17	Facundo Gigena		28'	34'	59'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano		62'
LK	19	Tomás Lavanini		55'
LK	20	Matías Alemanno		65'
SH	21	Gonzalo Bertranou		66'
FH	22	Domingo Miotti		69'
CE	23	Santiago Chocobares		27'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Jonah Holmes
OC	13	Willis Halaholo		43'
IC	12	Jonathan Davies (c)
LW	11	Owen Lane
FH	10	Callum Sheedy		47'
SH	9	Kieran Hardy		47'
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright		23'
OF	7	James Botham		65'
BF	6	Ross Moriarty
RL	5	Will Rowlands
LL	4	Ben Carter
TP	3	Dillon Lewis	28' to 38'				64'
HK	2	Elliot Dee		65'
LP	1	Nicky Smith		56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Elias		65'
PR	17	Gareth Thomas		56'
PR	18	Leon Brown			28'	34'	64'
FL	19	Josh Turnbull		23'	28'	34'
FL	20	Taine Basham		65'
SH	21	Tomos Williams		47'
FH	22	Jarrod Evans		47'
CE	23	Nick Tompkins		43'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Hallam Amos (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Claire Hodnett (England)

Notes:

This is the first draw between these two nations in 19 meetings.

10 July 2021
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

England	70–14	Canada
Try: Blamire (3) 1' c, 40' c', 59' c Radwan (3) 15' c, 50' c, 61' c Cokanasiga (2) 20' c, 23' c Genge 46' c Penalty try 13' Con: Smith (9/9) 2', 16', 22', 25', 41', 46', 52', 60', 63'	Report	Try: Braude 10' c Lloyd 33' c Con: Nelson (2/2) 11', 34'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) ^[n]

Team details


FB	15	Freddie Steward
RW	14	Joe Cokanasiga		60'
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Dan Kelly
LW	11	Adam Radwan
FH	10	Marcus Smith		66'
SH	9	Harry Randall		52'
N8	8	Alex Dombrandt
OF	7	Sam Underhill
BF	6	Lewis Ludlow (c)	30' to 40'	55'
RL	5	Charlie Ewels
LL	4	Harry Wells		60'
TP	3	Joe Heyes		47'
HK	2	Jamie Blamire		60'
LP	1	Ellis Genge		57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Curtis Langdon		60'
PR	17	Beno Obano		57'
PR	18	Paul Hill		47'
FL	19	Callum Chick		60'
FL	20	Lewis Ludlam		55'
SH	21	Dan Robson		52'
FB	22	George Furbank		66'
CE	23	Joe Marchant		60'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Cooper Coats
RW	14	Cole Davis
OC	13	Ben LeSage		52' to 57'
IC	12	Lockie Kratz			57'
LW	11	Kainoa Lloyd
FH	10	Peter Nelson		74'
SH	9	Ross Braude		48'
N8	8	Siaki Vikilani			69'
OF	7	Lucas Rumball (c)
BF	6	Corey Thomas
RL	5	Conor Keys		63' to 69'
LL	4	Reegan O'Gorman	13' to 23'	52'
TP	3	Jake Ilnicki		30'
HK	2	Andrew Quattrin		57'
LP	1	Djustice Sears-Duru		74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Eric Howard		57'
PR	17	Cole Keith		30'
PR	18	Liam Murray		74'
FL	19	Don Carson		63'
FL	20	Michael Smith		52'
CE	21	Quinn Ngawati		52'
SH	22	William Percillier		48'
FH	23	Robbie Povey		74'
Coach:
Kingsley Jones

Player of the Match:
Ellis Genge (England)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Alex Dombrandt, Dan Kelly, Adam Radwan and Harry Wells (all England) and Lockie Kratz, Liam Murray and Corey Thomas (all Canada) made their international debuts.
England's opening try was their quickest test try since Jonathan Webb scored in 23 seconds vs Ireland at Twickenham in 1992.
Adam Radwan became the sixth English player to score a hat trick on test debut, the last was Jeremy Guscott against Romania in 1989.
Jamie Blamire became the second English hooker to score a test hat trick after Jamie George became the first against Georgia during the Autumn Nations Cup.

10 July 2021
21:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Romania	Cancelled^[o]	Scotland

Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest^[14]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

10 July 2021
19:15 IST (UTC+01)

Ireland	71–10	United States
Try: Baloucoune 17' c Kelleher (4) 24' c, 30' c, 44' c, 54' c Timoney 27' c McCloskey 56' m Keenan 62' c Coombes 71' c Bealham 80' c Con: Carbery (5/5) 19', 25', 28', 31', 45' H. Byrne (3/4) 55', 64', 72' Addison (1/1) 80' Pen: Carbery (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Baska 78' c Con: Magie (1/1) 79' Pen: Carty (1/1) 20'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Robert Baloucoune
OC	13	James Hume
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey
LW	11	Andrew Conway	40'
FH	10	Joey Carbery	54'
SH	9	Craig Casey	59'
N8	8	Gavin Coombes
OF	7	Nick Timoney	54'
BF	6	Caelan Doris
RL	5	James Ryan (c)
LL	4	Ryan Baird	57'
TP	3	Tom O'Toole	73'
HK	2	Ronan Kelleher	55'
LP	1	Dave Kilcoyne	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dave Heffernan	55'
PR	17	Ed Byrne	55'
PR	18	Finlay Bealham	73'
LK	19	Fineen Wycherley	57'
FL	20	Paul Boyle	54'
SH	21	Caolin Blade	59'
FH	22	Harry Byrne	54'
FB	23	Will Addison	40'
Coach:
Andy Farrell


FB	15	Mike Te'o
RW	14	Christian Dyer		70'
OC	13	Calvin Whiting
IC	12	Bryce Campbell (c)
LW	11	Mika Kruse
FH	10	Luke Carty
SH	9	Ruben de Haas		59'
N8	8	Cam Dolan		73'
OF	7	Riekert Hattingh	54'
BF	6	Hanco Germishuys		66'
RL	5	Nick Civetta
LL	4	Greg Peterson		40'
TP	3	Paul Mullen		55'
HK	2	Joe Taufete'e		48'
LP	1	David Ainu'u		68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Kapeli Pifeleti		48'
PR	17	Matt Harmon		68'
PR	18	Dino Waldren		55'
LK	19	Nate Brakeley		40'
FL	20	Psalm Wooching		66'
FL	21	Andrew Guerra		73'
SH	22	Michael Baska		59'
FH	23	Will Magie		70'
Coach:
Gary Gold

Player of the Match:
Ronan Kelleher (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Adam Jones (Wales)
Ben Blain (Scotland)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Robert Baloucoune, Caolin Blade, Paul Boyle, Harry Byrne, James Hume, Tom O'Toole, Nick Timoney and Fineen Wycherley (all Ireland) and Andrew Guerra (United States) made their international debuts.
Ronan Kelleher became the fourth Irish player to score four tries in a test match.
Ireland registered their largest home win against the United States.

13 July

13 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	26–28	France
Try: Gordon 38' c Hooper 71' c Con: Lolesio (2/2) 40', 72' Pen: Lolesio (4/4) 17', 26', 46', 75'	Report	Try: Penaud 22' c Con: Jaminet (1/1) 23' Pen: Jaminet (7/7) 2', 10', 35', 51', 56', 63', 78'

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne^[24]
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Tom Banks
RW	14	Tom Wright	56'
OC	13	Hunter Paisami		72'
IC	12	Matt To'omua	67'	72'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete
FH	10	Noah Lolesio
SH	9	Jake Gordon	56'
N8	8	Harry Wilson
BF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
OF	6	Rob Valetini
RL	5	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL	4	Matt Philip	63'
TP	3	Taniela Tupou	51'
HK	2	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	67'
LP	1	James Slipper	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lachlan Lonergan	67'
PR	17	Angus Bell	63'
PR	18	Allan Alaalatoa	51'
LK	19	Darcy Swain	63'
N8	20	Isi Naisarani	63'
SH	21	Tate McDermott	56'
CE	22	Len Ikitau	67'
WG	23	Andrew Kellaway	56'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Melvyn Jaminet
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Arthur Vincent
IC	12	Jonathan Danty
LW	11	Gabin Villière
FH	10	Louis Carbonel
SH	9	Baptiste Couilloud	78'
N8	8	Anthony Jelonch (c)
OF	7	Cameron Woki
BF	6	Ibrahim Diallo	67'
RL	5	Cyril Cazeaux	51'
LL	4	Pierre-Henri Azagoh	63'
TP	3	Wilfrid Hounkpatin	51'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot	67'
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Gros	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Anthony Étrillard	67'
PR	17	Enzo Forletta	63'
PR	18	Demba Bamba	51'
LK	19	Kilian Geraci	63'	72'
LK	20	Romain Taofifénua	51'
FL	21	Sekou Macalou	67'
SH	22	Teddy Iribaren	78'
FB	23	Anthony Bouthier		72'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

Len Ikitau (Australia) and Pierre-Henri Azagoh, Ibrahim Diallo, Enzo Forletta and Wilfrid Hounkpatin (all France) made their international debuts.
France win in Australia for the first time since their 28–19 victory in Sydney in the final test of their 1990 tour.

17 July

17 July 2021
12:00 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand U20	73–0	Cook Islands

Dilworth School, Auckland^[30]
Referee: NZR Appt. (New Zealand)

17 July 2021
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	60–13	Fiji
Try: Reece (3) 15' c, 31' c, 36' m Savea 40' c Jordan 42' c R. Ioane 49' c Taukei'aho (2) 59' m, 80' c Frizell 68' c Con: Mo'unga (5/6) 15', 33', 40', 42', 51' B. Barrett (2/3) 69', 80' Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: Ravai 44' c Con: Volavola (1/1) 46' Pen: Volavola (2/2) 5', 18'

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) ^[p]

Team details


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Will Jordan	43'
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown
IC	12	David Havili
LW	11	Sevu Reece
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga	58'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	64'
N8	8	Luke Jacobson
OF	7	Ardie Savea
BF	6	Akira Ioane	67'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock (c)
LL	4	Scott Barrett	55'
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	50'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	55'
LP	1	George Bower	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	55'
PR	17	Ethan de Groot	50'
PR	18	Angus Ta'avao	50'
LK	19	Brodie Retallick	55'
FL	20	Shannon Frizell	67'
SH	21	Brad Weber	64'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	58'
CE	23	Rieko Ioane	43'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Kini Murimurivalu		64'
RW	14	Seta Tuicuvu
OC	13	Waisea Nayacalevu
IC	12	Eneriko Buliruarua
LW	11	Nemani Nadolo		55'
FH	10	Ben Volavola		74'
SH	9	Frank Lomani
N8	8	Peceli Yato		64'	71'
OF	7	Mesulame Kunavula			71'
BF	6	John Dyer		42'
RL	5	Leone Nakarawa (c)	37' to 47'
LL	4	Temo Mayanavanua
TP	3	Mesake Doge		60'
HK	2	Sam Matavesi		69'
LP	1	Peni Ravai		60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Mesu Dolokoto		69'
PR	17	Eroni Mawi		60'
PR	18	Lee Roy Atalifo		60'
LK	19	Albert Tuisue		42'
FL	20	Kitione Kamikamica		64'
SH	21	Moses Sorovi		64'
FH	22	Teti Tela		74'
WG	23	Manasa Mataele		55'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Assistant referees:
Graham Cooper (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Aaron Patterson (New Zealand)

Notes:

Dane Coles (New Zealand) was named on the bench but was withdrawn due to injury and replaced by Samisoni Taukei'aho.
Samisoni Taukei'aho (New Zealand) and Kitione Kamikamica, Moses Sorovi and Teti Tela (all Fiji) made their international debut.
Ardie Savea and Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand) earned their 50th test cap.

17 July 2021
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Australia	33–30	France
Try: McDermott 11' c Lolesio 20' c Tupou 51' c Con: Lolesio (3/3) 12', 21', 53' Pen: Lolesio (4/5) 26', 40', 73', 79'	Report	Try: Couilloud 8' c Woki 36' c Barassi 47' c Con: Jaminet (3/3) 9', 37', 48' Pen: Jaminet (3/4) 4', 14', 75'

Lang Park, Brisbane^[24]
Attendance: 34,164
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Tom Banks
RW	14	Filipo Daugunu		2'
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Hunter Paisami		78'
LW	11	Marika Koroibete	5'
FH	10	Noah Lolesio
SH	9	Tate McDermott		73'
N8	8	Isi Naisarani		71'
BF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
OF	6	Lachlan Swinton		55'
RL	5	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL	4	Darcy Swain
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		47'
HK	2	Brandon Paenga-Amosa		75'
LP	1	James Slipper		47'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jordan Uelese		75'
PR	17	Angus Bell		47'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou		47'
LK	19	Matt Philip		71'
FL	20	Rob Valetini		55'
SH	21	Jake Gordon		73'
CE	22	Matt To'omua		78'
FB	23	Reece Hodge		2'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Melvyn Jaminet
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC	12	Arthur Vincent
LW	11	Teddy Thomas	59'
FH	10	Antoine Hastoy	67'
SH	9	Baptiste Couilloud
N8	8	Anthony Jelonch (c)	5'	17'
OF	7	Cameron Woki
BF	6	Dylan Cretin			62'
RL	5	Romain Taofifénua	63'
LL	4	Pierre-Henri Azagoh
TP	3	Sipili Falatea	47'
HK	2	Gaëtan Barlot	59'
LP	1	Enzo Forletta	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Anthony Étrillard	59'
PR	17	Quentin Walcker	62'
PR	18	Demba Bamba	47'
FL	19	Baptiste Pesenti	63'
FL	20	Alexandre Bécognée	5'	17'	62'
SH	21	Teddy Iribaren
FB	22	Anthony Bouthier	67'
CE	23	Julien Hériteau	59'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Assistant referees:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Cyril Cazeaux (France) was named to start but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by Pierre-Henri Azagoh. Baptiste Pesenti replaced Azagoh on the bench.
Alexandre Bécognée, Antoine Hastoy and Julien Hériteau (all France) made their international debuts.
Australia retained the Trophée des Bicentenaires.
Australia win a home test-series for the first time since France last toured to Australia in 2014.

17 July 2021
13:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa A	14–17	Bulls
Try: Fassi 12' c Simelane 38' c Con: Jantjies (2/2) 13', 39'	Report	Try: Johannes 66' c Grobbelaar 68' c Con: Goosen (2/2) 68', 69' Pen: C. Smith (1/1) 76'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town^[31]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Team details


FB	15	Aphelele Fassi
RW	14	Yaw Penxe		64'
OC	13	Wandisile Simelane	17' to 27'	55'
IC	12	Damian de Allende		55'
LW	11	Rosko Specman
FH	10	Elton Jantjies (c)
SH	9	Cobus Reinach		50'
N8	8	Kwagga Smith
BF	7	Rynhardt Elstadt
OF	6	Marco van Staden		56'
RL	5	Nico Janse van Rensburg
LL	4	Jean-Luc du Preez
TP	3	Vincent Koch		53'
HK	2	Joseph Dweba		51'
LP	1	Coenie Oosthuizen		24'
Replacements (from)':'
HK	16	Fez Mbatha		51'
PR	17	Thomas du Toit		24'	71'
PR	18	Wilco Louw		53'
LF	19	Jasper Wiese		56'
SH	20	Sanele Nohamba		50'
WG	21	Sbu Nkosi		64'
CE	22	Jesse Kriel		55'
FB	23	Damian Willemse		55'
PR	24	Lizo Gqoboka			71'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	FC du Plessis
RW	14	Marco Jansen van Vuren
OC	13	Harold Vorster
IC	12	Cornal Hendricks
LW	11	Stravino Jacobs	40'
FH	10	Johan Goosen	71'
SH	9	Zak Burger	52'
N8	8	WJ Steenkamp
OF	7	Muller Uys
BF	6	Nizaam Carr (c)
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Walt Steenkamp
TP	3	Jacques van Rooyen	40'
HK	2	Schalk Erasmus	34'
LP	1	Simphiwe Matanzima	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Johan Grobbelaar	34'
PR	17	Gerhard Steenekamp	40'
PR	18	Mornay Smith	40'
LK	19	Janko Swanepoel
LF	20	Arno Botha
SH	21	Keagan Johannes	52'
FH	22	Chris Smith	71'
WG	23	David Kriel	40'
Coach:
Jake White

Player of the Match:
Johan Goosen (Bulls)

Assistant referees:
Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

17 July 2021
15:00 BST (UTC+01)

Argentina	33–11	Wales
Try: Moroni 11' c Cubelli 28' c Matera 79' c Con: Sánchez (3/3) 12', 29', 79' Pen: Sánchez (4/4) 26', 57', 65', 76'	Report	Try: Lane 8' c Con: Evans (0/1) Pen: Evans (2/2) 31', 51'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff ^[q]
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Team details


FB	15	Santiago Carreras	72'
RW	14	Bautista Delguy	51'
OC	13	Santiago Chocobares
IC	12	Jerónimo de la Fuente
LW	11	Matías Moroni
FH	10	Nicolás Sánchez
SH	9	Tomás Cubelli	69'
N8	8	Rodrigo Bruni
OF	7	Facundo Isa	48'
BF	6	Pablo Matera
RL	5	Marcos Kremer	54'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Francisco Gómez Kodela	48'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	70'
LP	1	Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Facundo Bosch	70'
PR	17	Facundo Gigena	54'
PR	18	Santiago Medrano	48'
LK	19	Tomás Lavanini	48'
LK	20	Matías Alemanno	54'
SH	21	Felipe Ezcurra	69'
FH	22	Domingo Miotti	72'
CE	23	Juan Imhoff	51'
Coach:
Mario Ledesma


FB	15	Hallam Amos
RW	14	Owen Lane
OC	13	Nick Tompkins
IC	12	Jonathan Davies (c)
LW	11	Tom Rogers	51'
FH	10	Jarrod Evans	62'
SH	9	Tomos Williams	62'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty
OF	7	James Botham	62'
BF	6	Josh Turnbull
RL	5	Will Rowlands
LL	4	Ben Carter	49'
TP	3	Leon Brown	49'
HK	2	Elliot Dee	49'
LP	1	Gareth Thomas	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sam Parry	49'
PR	17	Rhodri Jones	57'
PR	18	Dillon Lewis	49'
LK	19	Matthew Screech	49'
FL	20	Taine Basham	62'
SH	21	Kieran Hardy	62'
FH	22	Callum Sheedy	62'
CE	23	Willis Halaholo	51'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Rodrigo Bruni (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

Matthew Screech (Wales) made his international debut.
Matías Moroni (Argentina) earned his 50th test cap.
This was Argentina's first win over Wales since their 26–12 victory in 2012, the last time they won in Wales.
Argentina win a test series for the first time since their 2-0 series win against Ireland in 2007.
Argentina record their biggest winning margin over Wales (22-point difference), surpassing the 18-point difference set in 2006.
This is the most points Argentina have scored against Wales when away from Argentina.

17 July 2021
19:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	Cancelled^[r]	Scotland

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi^[14]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

24 July

24 July 2021
18:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	17–22	British & Irish Lions
Try: de Klerk 49' m Pen: Pollard (4/5) 13', 17', 26', 30'	Report	Try: Cowan-Dickie 43' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 44' Pen: Biggar (4/5) 19', 52', 55', 62' Farrell (1/1) 78'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town^[9]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Team details


FB	15	Willie le Roux	66'
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard	70'
SH	9	Faf de Klerk	73'
N8	8	Kwagga Smith	63'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)
RL	5	Franco Mostert	62'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Trevor Nyakane	40'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	40'
LP	1	Ox Nché	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx	40'
PR	17	Steven Kitshoff	40'
PR	18	Frans Malherbe	40'
LK	19	Lood de Jager	62'
FL	20	Rynhardt Elstadt	63'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies	73'
FH	22	Elton Jantjies	70'
FB	23	Damian Willemse	66'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Elliot Daly	64'	66'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe	70'
FH	10	Dan Biggar		66'
SH	9	Ali Price	63'
N8	8	Jack Conan
OF	7	Tom Curry	56'
BF	6	Courtney Lawes	72'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	66'
HK	2	Luke Cowan-Dickie	56'
LP	1	Rory Sutherland	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	56'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	56'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	66'
LK	19	Tadhg Beirne	72'
FL	20	Hamish Watson	56'
SH	21	Conor Murray	63'
FH	22	Owen Farrell	64'
FB	23	Liam Williams	70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

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

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa) ^[s]

Notes:

Wyn Jones (British & Irish Lions) was named to start but withdrew ahead of the game due to injury and was replaced by Rory Sutherland - Mako Vunipola came onto the bench.
Tadhg Beirne, Dan Biggar, Tom Curry, Jack Conan, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart Hogg, Ali Price, Rory Sutherland, Duhan van der Merwe and Hamish Watson all made their Lions test debuts.
Handré Pollard (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.

31 July

31 July 2021
18:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	27–9	British & Irish Lions
Try: Mapimpi 44' m Am 60' c Con: Pollard (1/2) 61' Pen: Pollard (5/6) 3', 31', 70', 75', 80'	Report	Pen: Biggar (3/4) 9', 16', 36'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town^[9]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Team details


FB	15	Willie le Roux
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe	24' to 34'
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi		67'
FH	10	Handré Pollard
SH	9	Faf de Klerk		63'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		55'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit		21'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)		72'
RL	5	Franco Mostert
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe		55'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi		55'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx		55'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane		59'
PR	18	Vincent Koch		55'
LK	19	Lood de Jager		55'
FL	20	Marco van Staden		72'
FL	21	Kwagga Smith		21'
SH	22	Herschel Jantjies		63'
FB	23	Damian Willemse		67'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Chris Harris		61'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe	22' to 32'
FH	10	Dan Biggar		57'
SH	9	Conor Murray		57'
N8	8	Jack Conan		59'
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Courtney Lawes		70'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong		55'
HK	2	Luke Cowan-Dickie		55'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola		55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		55'
PR	17	Rory Sutherland		55'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler		55'
LK	19	Tadhg Beirne		70'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau		59'
SH	21	Ali Price		57'
FH	22	Owen Farrell		57'
CE	23	Elliot Daly		61'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Steven Kitshoff (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
Chris Harris (British & Irish Lions) made his Lions test debut.

7 August

7 August 2021
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)

New Zealand	33–25	Australia
Try: Reece 40' c Mo'unga 51' c Havili 58' m McKenzie 64' m Con: Mo'unga (2/4) 40', 52' Pen: Mo'unga (3/3) 17', 21', 29'	Report	Try: Kellaway 36' m Banks (2) 69' m, 74' m Uelese 80' c Con: Lolesio (1/4) 80+1' Pen: Lolesio (1/3) 31'

Eden Park, Auckland^[34]
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) ^[t]

Team details


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Sevu Reece	62'
OC	13	Anton Lienert-Brown
IC	12	David Havili
LW	11	Rieko Ioane
FH	10	Richie Mo'unga	66'
SH	9	Aaron Smith	71'
N8	8	Ardie Savea
OF	7	Dalton Papalii
BF	6	Akira Ioane	67'
RL	5	Sam Whitelock (c)
LL	4	Brodie Retallick	66'
TP	3	Nepo Laulala	60'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	62'
LP	1	George Bower	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	62'
PR	17	Karl Tu'inukuafe	53'
PR	18	Angus Ta'avao	60'
LK	19	Patrick Tuipulotu	66'
FL	20	Luke Jacobson	67'
SH	21	Brad Weber	71'
FH	22	Beauden Barrett	66'
FB	23	Jordie Barrett	62'
Coach:
Ian Foster


FB	15	Tom Banks
RW	14	Jordan Petaia	71'
OC	13	Len Ikitau
IC	12	Hunter Paisami	66'
LW	11	Andrew Kellaway
FH	10	Noah Lolesio
SH	9	Tate McDermott	71'
N8	8	Harry Wilson	60'
OF	7	Michael Hooper (c)
BF	6	Rob Valetini
RL	5	Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
LL	4	Darcy Swain	66'
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	53'
HK	2	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	71'
LP	1	James Slipper	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jordan Uelese	71'
PR	17	Angus Bell	60'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou	53'
LK	19	Matt Philip	66'
FL	20	Fraser McReight	60'
SH	21	Jake Gordon	71'
FH	22	Matt To'omua	66'
CE	23	Reece Hodge	71'
Coach:
Dave Rennie

Assistant referees:
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Scott Barrett and Dane Coles (New Zealand) were named as replacements but were injured in the warm-up and were replaced by Patrick Tuipulotu and Samisoni Taukei'aho respectively.
Aaron Smith became the tenth All Black player to earn his 100th test cap.

7 August 2021
18:00 SAST (UTC+02)

South Africa	19–16	British & Irish Lions
Try: Kolbe 55' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 56' Pen: Pollard (2/4) 11', 35' Steyn (2/2) 66', 78'	Report	Try: Owens 18' c Con: Russell (1/1) 20' Pen: Russell (3/3) 16', 62', 74'

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details


FB	15	Willie le Roux	68'
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Lukhanyo Am
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Makazole Mapimpi
FH	10	Handré Pollard	64'
SH	9	Cobus Reinach	63'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		62'
BF	7	Franco Mostert	12' to 20'
OF	6	Siya Kolisi (c)	55'	62'
RL	5	Lood de Jager			52'
LL	4	Eben Etzebeth
TP	3	Frans Malherbe	55'
HK	2	Bongi Mbonambi	55'
LP	1	Steven Kitshoff	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Malcolm Marx	55'
PR	17	Trevor Nyakane	60'
PR	18	Vincent Koch	55'
FL	19	Marco van Staden	55'
FL	20	Kwagga Smith	12'	20'	52'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies	63'
FH	22	Morné Steyn	64'
FB	23	Damian Willemse	68'
Coach:
Jacques Nienaber


FB	15	Liam Williams
RW	14	Josh Adams
OC	13	Robbie Henshaw
IC	12	Bundee Aki
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe
FH	10	Dan Biggar	10'
SH	9	Ali Price	58'
N8	8	Jack Conan	60'
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Courtney Lawes
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)	60'
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	58'
HK	2	Ken Owens	53'
LP	1	Wyn Jones	43'
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie	53'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	43'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	58'
LK	19	Adam Beard	60'
N8	20	Sam Simmonds	60'
SH	21	Conor Murray	58'
FH	22	Finn Russell	10'
CE	23	Elliot Daly
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Damian de Allende (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
Josh Adams, Bundee Aki, Adam Beard, Wyn Jones, Finn Russell and Sam Simmonds all made their Lions test debuts.

Notes

^ Second test cancelled due to Impacts of COVID-19.
^ First test was a drawn result; second test was won by Argentina.
^ Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]
^ Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]
^ Match was called off after three Scottish players tested positive for COVID-19^[13]
^ Replaces Damon Murphy after travel restrictions meant Murphy was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[17]
^ Cancelled following COVID-19 restrictions and rates in Portugal.^[19]
^ Mathieu Raynal replaces Pascal Gaüzère following the announced that Gaüzère was to retire after the Lions v Japan game.^[21]
^ Relocated to Suncorp from the Sydney Cricket Ground following new lockdown measures in Sydney.^[23]
^ Swapped appointments with Paul Williams (Samoa v Tonga) after travel restrictions changed between Australia and New Zealand and Williams was unable to travel to Australia.
^ Match was called off following 12 positive COVID-19 cases in the South African camp and a further 4 in the Georgian team.^[25]
^ Replaces Nic Berry after travel restrictions meant Berry was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[26]
^ Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.^[27]
^ Evans replaces Romain Poite after he got injured during the later stages of the 2020–21 Top 14 season.^[28]
^ Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Scottish camp.^[29]
^ Replaces Angus Gardner after failing to recover from injury sustained in early 2021.
^ Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.
^ Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Georgian camp.^[32]
^ Replaced New Zealand's Brendon Pickerill for the full test series after Pickerill was unable to travel due to COVID restrictions.^[33]
^ Non-neutral match official team due to continued travel restrictions into New Zealand

References

^ World Rugby and unions confirm men’s July test schedule
^ "Ireland's summer tour to Fiji cancelled". BBC Sport. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
^ "Wallabies to host France in condensed biosecure Test series". The Guardian. 2021-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29.
^ ^a ^b "Sables return to action". 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "Japan XV to take on Sunwolves in Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2021". 6 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe: Sables to Face Western Province". All Africa. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "NAMIBIA TO FACE ZIM IN RUGBY FRIENDLY". 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "Manu Samoa name 13 New Zealand-based players in squad to face Maori All Blacks and Tonga". Rugby Pass. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lions Tour schedule confirmed". 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
^ LIONS V JAPAN: TIPURIC TO REPLACE WATSON IN STARTING XV
^ LIONS V JAPAN: FAGERSON RULED OUT OF 1888 CUP
^ THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS V JAPAN PREVIEW
^ ENGLAND A V SCOTLAND A MATCH CANCELLED
^ ^a ^b ^c "Scotland confirm summer tour plans to close 2020/21 season". 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Boks to resume international action against Georgia". Springboks Rugby. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "BLOCKBUSTER MATCHES UNVEILED WITH FESTIVAL OF ALL BLACKS, MĀORI AND PASIFIKA RUGBY IN JULY". All Blacks. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "MATCH OFFICIAL CHANGES CONFIRMED FOR MT SMART STADIUM". All Blacks. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Eligibility drama hits Tonga rugby team on eve of test against All Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Sables abort Portugal trip due to COVID-19 concerns". 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "ROMÂNIA JOACĂ CU ARGENTINA LA BUCUREȘTI, ÎNTR-UN MECI TEST WORLD RUGBY". Romania Rugby. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Arbitrage : Dernier coup de sifflet pour Pascal Gaüzère". FFR. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "England and Ireland confirmed for Eagles in July". Americas Rugby News. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "v". Rugby AU. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wallabies announce three-Test series with France". rugby.com.au. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ Springboks’ second Test against Georgia cancelled
^ "MATCH OFFICIAL CHANGES FOR JULY 10 INTERNATIONALS". All Blacks. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ Wales ready for intense meetings with Pumas
^ "L'arbitre Romain Poite forfait pour la finale de Top 14, Mathieu Raynal devrait le remplacer". L'Equipe. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ ROMANIA SUMMER TEST CALLED OFF
^ NEW ZEALAND UNDER 20 READY FOR HOME CAMPAIGN
^ Double-header confirmed for Cape Town on Saturday
^ Georgia test called off
^ Meagher, Gerard (23 July 2021). "Gatland fury after South African Marius Jonker appointed Lions Test series TMO". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Wallabies fixtures confirmed for Bledisloe, Rugby Championship". rugby.com.au. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[4] Second test cancelled due to Impacts of COVID-19.

[5] First test was a drawn result; second test was won by Argentina.

[9] Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]

[11] Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]

[18] Match was called off after three Scottish players tested positive for COVID-19^[13]

[23] Replaces Damon Murphy after travel restrictions meant Murphy was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[17]

[26] Cancelled following COVID-19 restrictions and rates in Portugal.^[19]

[29] Mathieu Raynal replaces Pascal Gaüzère following the announced that Gaüzère was to retire after the Lions v Japan game.^[21]

[32] Relocated to Suncorp from the Sydney Cricket Ground following new lockdown measures in Sydney.^[23]

[34] Swapped appointments with Paul Williams (Samoa v Tonga) after travel restrictions changed between Australia and New Zealand and Williams was unable to travel to Australia.

[36] Match was called off following 12 positive COVID-19 cases in the South African camp and a further 4 in the Georgian team.^[25]

[38] Replaces Nic Berry after travel restrictions meant Berry was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[26]

[40] Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.^[27]

[42] Evans replaces Romain Poite after he got injured during the later stages of the 2020–21 Top 14 season.^[28]

[44] Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Scottish camp.^[29]

[46] Replaces Angus Gardner after failing to recover from injury sustained in early 2021.

[48] Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.

[50] Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Georgian camp.^[32]

[52] Replaced New Zealand's Brendon Pickerill for the full test series after Pickerill was unable to travel due to COVID restrictions.^[33]

[54] Non-neutral match official team due to continued travel restrictions into New Zealand

[1] World Rugby and unions confirm men’s July test schedule

[2] "Ireland's summer tour to Fiji cancelled". BBC Sport. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-05-01.

[3] "Wallabies to host France in condensed biosecure Test series". The Guardian. 2021-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29.

[Zimbabwe-6] "Sables return to action". 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[Sunwolves-7] "Japan XV to take on Sunwolves in Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2021". 6 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[Zimbabwe_v_WP-8] "Zimbabwe: Sables to Face Western Province". All Africa. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[Namibia-10] "NAMIBIA TO FACE ZIM IN RUGBY FRIENDLY". 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[12] "Manu Samoa name 13 New Zealand-based players in squad to face Maori All Blacks and Tonga". Rugby Pass. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[Lions-13] "Lions Tour schedule confirmed". 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[14] LIONS V JAPAN: TIPURIC TO REPLACE WATSON IN STARTING XV

[15] LIONS V JAPAN: FAGERSON RULED OUT OF 1888 CUP

[16] THE BRITISH & IRISH LIONS V JAPAN PREVIEW

[17] ENGLAND A V SCOTLAND A MATCH CANCELLED

[Scotland-19] "Scotland confirm summer tour plans to close 2020/21 season". 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[Boks-20] "Boks to resume international action against Georgia". Springboks Rugby. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[New_Zealand-21] "BLOCKBUSTER MATCHES UNVEILED WITH FESTIVAL OF ALL BLACKS, MĀORI AND PASIFIKA RUGBY IN JULY". All Blacks. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[NZ_v_TON_referee_change-22] "MATCH OFFICIAL CHANGES CONFIRMED FOR MT SMART STADIUM". All Blacks. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[24] "Eligibility drama hits Tonga rugby team on eve of test against All Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[Portugal-25] "Sables abort Portugal trip due to COVID-19 concerns". 24 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[Romania-27] "ROMÂNIA JOACĂ CU ARGENTINA LA BUCUREȘTI, ÎNTR-UN MECI TEST WORLD RUGBY". Romania Rugby. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[Gaüzère-28] "Arbitrage : Dernier coup de sifflet pour Pascal Gaüzère". FFR. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[USA-30] "England and Ireland confirmed for Eagles in July". Americas Rugby News. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[Suncorp-31] "v". Rugby AU. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[Australia-33] "Wallabies announce three-Test series with France". rugby.com.au. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[35] Springboks’ second Test against Georgia cancelled

[NZ_v_FIJ_referee_change-37] "MATCH OFFICIAL CHANGES FOR JULY 10 INTERNATIONALS". All Blacks. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[39] Wales ready for intense meetings with Pumas

[Poite-41] "L'arbitre Romain Poite forfait pour la finale de Top 14, Mathieu Raynal devrait le remplacer". L'Equipe. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[43] ROMANIA SUMMER TEST CALLED OFF

[45] NEW ZEALAND UNDER 20 READY FOR HOME CAMPAIGN

[47] Double-header confirmed for Cape Town on Saturday

[49] Georgia test called off

[Marius_Jonker-51] Meagher, Gerard (23 July 2021). "Gatland fury after South African Marius Jonker appointed Lions Test series TMO". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[Bledisloe-53] "Wallabies fixtures confirmed for Bledisloe, Rugby Championship". rugby.com.au. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

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2021 July rugby union tests

Contents

Series

Fixtures

June

2/3/4 July

7 July

9/10 July

13 July

17 July

24 July

31 July

7 August

Notes

See also

References