The 2022 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches that were mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the July international window. For the first time since 2018 all leading Northern Hemisphere teams toured, following a cancelled calendar in 2020 and a largely reversed calendar in 2021.
South Africa hosted Wales for a first three-test series, Wales travelling to South Africa for the first time since 2014; this was the first three-test series between the two sides. Also playing a first three-test series against their opposition were Scotland, who played Argentina in what was Argentina's first set of home games since 2019. New Zealand hosted Ireland for their first three-test series since 2012. Ireland also played two matches against the Māori All Blacks. France travelled to Japan for a two-test series, which was the first official tour of Japan for Les Bleus, having only ever toured as an XV side in 1984. Italy embarked on a tour of Europe, playing away to Portugal, Romania and Georgia, teams they had not played outside a competition environment since 2004. It was also Portugal's first match against a Six Nations country since the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Several Tier-2 nations also toured, with Uruguay travelling to Japan for a two-test series before later hosting Romania for a two-test series. Spain and Belgium travelled to Canada, with Belgium touring outside a competition for the first time since playing Hong Kong in 2013.
With some teams still involved in the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, typical touring / hosting sides played one-off matches in preparation for their respective Qualification matches; Chile hosted an historic match against Scotland in an uncapped 'A' match, Netherlands hosted Zimbabwe, Italy A played Namibia and the United States hosted the French Barbarians.
Series EventResultVictorAustralia v England test series1–2New Zealand v Ireland test series1–2Japan v Uruguay test series2–0Japan v France test series0–2Māori All Blacks v Ireland series1–1DrawnArgentina v Scotland test series2–1Uruguay v Romania test series1–1DrawnSouth Africa v Wales test series2–1
Tours Team Tour Opponents Europe (Tier II) (Won) – (Won) Europe (Tier II) (Won) – (Won) – (Lost) Southern Africa (Won) – Currie Cup XV (Lost)
Fixtures 4 June
10 June
Team details FB 15Michelangelo Biondelli RW 14Edoardo MastrandreaOC 13Andrea De Masi IC 12Marco BrogginLW 11Simone GesiFH 10Luca ZiniSH 9 Manfredi Albanese N8 8 Davide Ruggeri (c)OF 7 Alessandro Izekor BF 6 Emanuele GhigoRL 5 Nathaniel PanozzoLL 4 Cristian Stoian TP 3 Muhamed Hasa HK 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo LP 1 Mirco Spagnolo Replacements:HK 16Giampietro Ribaldi PR 17Emanuele Leccioli PR 18Entienne Swanepoel LK 19Nicola Piantella FL 20Matteo Meggiato FB 21Lorenzo Citton CE 22Matteo Moscardi WG 23Luca Borin Coach: Alessandro Troncon FB 15Te Hauora CampbellRW 14Daan van der AvoirdOC 13Bart WierengaIC 12David Weersma LW 11Jordy HopFH 10Mees van OordSH 9 Hugo Schöller N8 8 Christopher RaymondOF 7 Spike SalmanBF 6 Louis Bruinsma RL 5 Monty Leverstein LL 4 Dennis van Dijken TP 3 Juriaan Jorna HK 2 Roberto Warmerdam LP 1 Lodi Buijs Replacements:HK 16Odin Ruijgrok PR 17Quermy Warmerdam PR 18Evan Bloemers LK 19Niels Roelfsema FL 20Dirk Wierenga SH 21Aublix Tahwa FH 22Rik van BalkomCE 23Daily Limmen Coach: Dick Muir Assistant referees: Alex Frasson (Italy) Filippo Russo (Italy) Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)
18/19 June
Team details FB 15Seiya Ozaki RW 14Koki TakeyamaOC 13Shane GatesIC 12Timothy Lafaele LW 11Koga NezukaFH 10Yu Tamura (c)SH 9 Takahiro Ogawa N8 8 Tevita TatafuOF 7 Hiroki YamamotoBF 6 Koji Iino RL 5 Yuya OdoLL 4 Wimpie van der Walt TP 3 Shunsuke Asaoka HK 2 Kosuke Horikoshi LP 1 Shogo Miura Replacements:HK 16Takeshi Hino PR 17Kota Kaishi PR 18Syuhei Takeuchi LK 19Daichi Akiyama FL 20Sione Lavemai SH 21Kaito Shigeno FH 22Harumichi Tatekawa FB 23Taira Main Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15Rodrigo Silva RW 14Mateo ViñalsOC 13Nicolás FreitasIC 12Andrés Vilaseca (c)LW 11Baltazar Amaya FH 10Felipe EcheverrySH 9 Tomás Inciarte N8 8 Manuel ArdaoOF 7 Santiago CivettaBF 6 Lucas Bianchi RL 5 Carlos Deus LL 4 Eric DosantosTP 3 Ignacio Péculo HK 2 Guillermo Pujadas LP 1 Mateo Perillo Replacements:HK 16Emiliano Faccenini PR 17Matías Benítez PR 18Juan Echeverría LK 19Diego Magno LK 20Tomás Etcheverry SH 21Santiago Álvarez CE 22Juan Manuel Alonso FB 23Jose Iruleguy Coach: Esteban Meneses Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Graham Cooper (Australia) Television match official: Chris Hart (New Zealand) Notes: Daichi Akiyama, Shunsuke Asaoka, Koji Iino, Koga Nezuka, Kota Kaishi, Sione Lavemai, Taira Main, Syuhei Takeuchi, Koki Takeyama (all Japan), Santiago Álvarez, Lucas Bianchi, Carlos Deus, Tomás Etcheverry and Emiliano Faccenini (all Uruguay) made their international debuts.
Team details FB 15Tommy FreemanRW 14Joe Cokanasiga OC 13Joe Marchant IC 12Mark AtkinsonLW 11Jonny May FH 10Marcus SmithSH 9 Harry Randall N8 8 Callum Chick OF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Tom Curry (c)RL 5 Jonny HillLL 4 Charlie EwelsTP 3 Will Collier HK 2 Jack Walker LP 1 Bevan RoddReplacements:HK 16Jack Singleton PR 17Will Goodrick-Clarke PR 18Patrick Schickerling LK 19Courtney Lawes FL 20Jack Willis SH 21Danny Care FH 22Orlando Bailey WG 23Jack Nowell Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15 Max SpringRW 14 Damian PenaudOC 13 Virimi Vakatawa IC 12 Levani Botia LW 11 Davit NiniashviliFH 10 Antoine HastoySH 9 Baptiste Couilloud N8 8 Yoan TangaOF 7 Charles Ollivon (c) BF 6 Dylan CretinRL 5 Will Skelton LL 4 George KruisTP 3 Beka Gigashvili HK 2 Pierre Bourgarit LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros Replacements:PR 16 Dany Priso HK 17 Christopher Tolofua PR 18 Sipili Falatea LK 19 Thomas Lavault SH 20 Nolann Le Garrec FH 21 Louis Carbonel FL 22 Sekou Macalou CE 23 Tani Vili Coach: Fabien Galthié Player of the Match: George Kruis (Barbarians)
Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Notes: Alex Dombrandt (England) had been named to start but withdrew ahead of the game due to injury and was replaced by Callum Chick. This is the Barbarians' biggest winning margin over England, surpassing the 20-point difference set in 2004. Will Skelton became the first player to be red-carded while playing for the Barbarians.Will Skelton becomes first Barbarians player to be sent off
24 June
25 June
Team details FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Gerhard van den HeeverOC 13Dylan RileyIC 12Yusuke KajimuraLW 11Siosaia Fifita FH 10Takuya Yamasawa SH 9 Naoto Saito N8 8 Faulua MakisiOF 7 Ben Gunter BF 6 Michael LeitchRL 5 Warner Dearns LL 4 Jack CornelsenTP 3 Yusuke Kizu HK 2 Atsushi Sakate (c) LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements:HK 16Shota Horie PR 17Shogo Miura PR 18Asaeli Ai Valu LK 19Sanaila Waqa FL 20Masato Furukawa SH 21Daiki Nakajima FH 22Lee Seung-sin CE 23Shogo Nakano Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15Rodrigo SilvaRW 14Juan Manuel Alonso OC 13Nicolás Freitas IC 12Andrés Vilaseca (c)LW 11Bautista BassoFH 10Felipe EcheverrySH 9 Tomás Inciarte N8 8 Manuel ArdaoOF 7 Santiago Civetta BF 6 Lucas Bianchi RL 5 Diego Magno LL 4 Eric DosantosTP 3 Ignacio Péculo HK 2 Guillermo Pujadas LP 1 Juan Echeverría Replacements:HK 16Emiliano Faccenini PR 17Matías Benítez PR 18Mathías Franco LK 19Tomás Etcheverry FL 20Franco Lamanna SH 21Santiago Álvarez WG 22Mateo Viñals WG 23Baltazar Amaya Coach: Esteban Meneses Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Reuben Keane (Australia) Television match official: Oli Kellett (Australia) Notes: Yukio Morikawa (Japan) had been named on the bench, but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by Shogo Miura. Lee Seung-sin, Gerhard van den Heever, Sanaila Waqa (all Japan), Bautista Basso and Matías Franco (both Uruguay) made their international debuts.
Notes: This is the first time that these two teams have played each other. Zimbabwe play a friendly test match in Europe for the first time since 1989, when they played Italy in Treviso.
Team details FB 15Nuno Sousa GuedesRW 14Vincent Pinto OC 13José Lima IC 12Tomás Appleton (c)LW 11Rodrigo Marta FH 10Jerónimo PortelaSH 9 Samuel MarquesN8 8 Rafael SimõesOF 7 Thibault de Freitas BF 6 João Granate RL 5 José MadeiraLL 4 Steevy CerqueiraTP 3 Diogo Hasse Ferreira HK 2 Mike Tadjer LP 1 Francisco Fernandes Replacements:PR 16David Costa HK 17Nuno Mascarenhas PR 18António Prim LK 19Duarte Torgal FL 20José Rebelo de Andrade SH 21Duarte AzevedoWG 22Raffaele Storti FB 23Manuel Cardoso Pinto Coach: Patrice Lagisquet FB 15Ange CapuozzoRW 14Jacopo TrullaOC 13Ignacio BrexIC 12Leonardo Marin LW 11Edoardo PadovaniFH 10Giacomo Da Re SH 9 Alessandro Fusco N8 8 Renato Giammarioli OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)BF 6 Giovanni PettinelliRL 5 Andrea Zambonin LL 4 David Sisi TP 3 Simone Ferrari HK 2 Hame Faiva LP 1 Danilo Fischetti Replacements:HK 16Gianmarco Lucchesi PR 17Cherif Traorè PR 18Ion Neculai LK 19Marco Fuser LK 20Federico Ruzza FL 21Manuel Zuliani SH 22Manfredi Albanese CE 23Marco Zanon Coach: Kieran Crowley Player of the Match: Rodrigo Marta (Portugal)
Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England) Aurélie Groizeleau (France) Television match official: Claire Hodnett (England) Notes: Manfredi Albanese, Giacomo Da Re and Ion Neculai (all Italy) made their international debuts. This is the first time since 1996 that Portugal has hosted a Tier 1 nation in a full test match. This was the first time an all-female officiating team was appointed to a men's international, and for a female official to officiate as referee a men's Six Nations team.
Team details FB 15J. W. BellRW 14Martín AlonsoOC 13Jordi JorbaIC 12Iñaki MateuLW 11Gauthier MinguillonFH 10Gonzalo VinuesaSH 9 Tomás MunillaN8 8 Guillermo MoretónOF 7 Brice FerrerBF 6 Michael HoggRL 5 Imanol UrrazaLL 4 Álex SuarezTP 3 Jon Zabala (c)HK 2 Santiago OvejeroLP 1 Thierry FuteuReplacements:PR 16Fernando LópezHK 17Vicente del HoyoPR 18Bittor AboitizFL 19Marc SánchezN8 20Afa TauliSH 21Facundo MunillaFH 22Bautista GüemesFB 23Federico CasteglioniCoach: Santiago Santos FB 15 Tim Nanai-WilliamsRW 14 Owen LaneOC 13 Rey Lee-LoIC 12 Hadleigh Parkes (c)LW 11 Adam ByrneFH 10 Rhyno SmithSH 9 Sébastien BézyN8 8 Abraham Papali'iOF 7 James BothamBF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Steve MafiLL 4 Devin TonerTP 3 Charlie FaumuinaHK 2 Scott BaldwinLP 1 Ed ByrneReplacements:PR 16 Kirby MyhillHK 17 Allan DellPR 18 Scott AndrewsLK 19 Joe TekoriFL 20 Rob HarleyN8 21 Dan BakerSH 22 Mathis GalthiéFB 23 Ahsee TualaCoach: John Mulvihill Assistant referees: David Castro (Spain) Belarmino Álvarez (Spain)
Team details FB 15Francisco UrrozRW 14Nicolas GarafulicOC 13Pablo CasasIC 12Iñaki Ayarza LW 11Matías GarafulicFH 10Rodrigo Fernández (c)SH 9 Marcelo Torrealba N8 8 Alfonso Escobar OF 7 Ignacio Silva BF 6 Santiago EdwardsRL 5 Clemente Saavedra LL 4 Santiago PedreroTP 3 Vittorio Lastra HK 2 Tomás Dussaillant LP 1 Javier Carrasco Replacements:HK 16Diego Escobar PR 17Salvador Lues PR 18Iñaki Gurruchaga LK 19Thomas Orchard FL 20Raimundo Martínez SH 21José Larenas FH 22Santiago Videla CE 23Nicolás Herreros Coach: Pablo Lemoine FB 15Ollie SmithRW 14Damien HoylandOC 13Matt Currie IC 12Sione Tuipulotu LW 11Rufus McLeanFH 10Ross Thompson SH 9 George Horne N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 Luke Crosbie (c)BF 6 Ben MuncasterRL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 Jamie HodgsonTP 3 Javan Sebastian HK 2 Dave Cherry LP 1 Jamie Bhatti Replacements:HK 16Johnny Matthews PR 17Pierre Schoeman PR 18Murphy Walker LK 19Glen Young FL 20Magnus Bradbury SH 21Ali Price FH 22Blair Kinghorn CE 23Mark Bennett Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay) Talal Chaudhry (Canada) Television match official: Lucas Galan (Argentina) Notes: Despite not being a full capped test-match, this was the first time these two teams have played each other. This is the first time that Chile has hosted a Tier 1 nation (outside of any competition) since hosting a France XV side in 2005.
29 June