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[lower-alpha 1]
Argentina v Wales test series	0–1	Argentina[lower-alpha 2]

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)

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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)

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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)

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12 June 2021

Zimbabwe	Cancelled [lower-alpha 3]	Namibia

Police Grounds, Harare[7]

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19 June 2021

Namibia	Cancelled [lower-alpha 4]	Zimbabwe

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek[7]

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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.

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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]

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

England A	Cancelled[lower-alpha 5]	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.

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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.

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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) [lower-alpha 6]

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.

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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.

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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.

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3 July 2021

Portugal	Cancelled [lower-alpha 7]	Zimbabwe

Lisbon

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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) [lower-alpha 8]

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.

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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.

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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)

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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 [lower-alpha 9][24] Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) [lower-alpha 10]

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[lower-alpha 11]	Georgia

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

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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) [lower-alpha 12]

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.

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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 [lower-alpha 13] 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.

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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) [lower-alpha 14]

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.

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

Romania	Cancelled[lower-alpha 15]	Scotland

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

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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)

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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) [lower-alpha 16]

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.

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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.

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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)

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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 [lower-alpha 17] 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.

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

Georgia	Cancelled[lower-alpha 18]	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) [lower-alpha 19]

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) [lower-alpha 20]

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.

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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

1. Second test cancelled due to Impacts of COVID-19.
2. First test was a drawn result; second test was won by Argentina.
3. Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]
4. Cancelled following COVID-19 continued restrictions in Namibia.^[6]
5. Match was called off after three Scottish players tested positive for COVID-19^[13]
6. Replaces Damon Murphy after travel restrictions meant Murphy was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[17]
7. Cancelled following COVID-19 restrictions and rates in Portugal.^[19]
8. Mathieu Raynal replaces Pascal Gaüzère following the announced that Gaüzère was to retire after the Lions v Japan game.^[21]
9. Relocated to Suncorp from the Sydney Cricket Ground following new lockdown measures in Sydney.^[23]
10. 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.
11. Match was called off following 12 positive COVID-19 cases in the South African camp and a further 4 in the Georgian team.^[25]
12. Replaces Nic Berry after travel restrictions meant Berry was unable to travel to New Zealand.^[26]
13. Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.^[27]
14. Evans replaces Romain Poite after he got injured during the later stages of the 2020–21 Top 14 season.^[28]
15. Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Scottish camp.^[29]
16. Replaces Angus Gardner after failing to recover from injury sustained in early 2021.
17. Although held in Cardiff, the game was listed as a home game for Argentina.
18. Match was called off following a number of COVID-19 positive cases within the Georgian camp.^[32]
19. Replaced New Zealand's Brendon Pickerill for the full test series after Pickerill was unable to travel due to COVID restrictions.^[33]
20. Non-neutral match official team due to continued travel restrictions into New Zealand

See also

• 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals
• 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying
• 2021 Rugby Championship

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