The Summer Nations Series is a series of international rugby union matches being played between 29 July and 27 August 2023, ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The matches will be contested by the men's national teams of Australia, England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Romania, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.
29 July
FB 15Ollie SmithRW 14Darcy Graham OC 13Chris Harris IC 12Stafford McDowallLW 11Kyle SteynFH 10Ben HealySH 9 Ali Price N8 8 Matt FagersonOF 7 Rory Darge (c)BF 6 Luke Crosbie RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 Sam SkinnerTP 3 Murphy Walker HK 2 George Turner LP 1 Rory Sutherland Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally PR 17Jamie Bhatti PR 18Javan Sebastian LK 19Cameron Henderson FL 20Josh Bayliss SH 21Jamie Dobie FH 22Blair Kinghorn CE 23Cameron Redpath Coach: Gregor Townsend FB 15Lorenzo PaniRW 14Pierre Bruno OC 13Tommaso MenoncelloIC 12Luca Morisi LW 11Monty IoaneFH 10Tommaso AllanSH 9 Martin Page-Relo N8 8 Toa HalafihiOF 7 Manuel Zuliani BF 6 Federico Ruzza (c)RL 5 Andrea ZamboninLL 4 Dave Sisi TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli HK 2 Hame Faiva LP 1 Federico Zani Replacements:HK 16Marco Manfredi PR 17Danilo Fischetti PR 18Filippo Alongi LK 19Edoardo Iachizzi N8 20Lorenzo Cannone SH 21Alessandro Garbisi FH 22Giacomo Da Re CE 23Federico Mori Coach: Kieran Crowley Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Adam Leal (England) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
5 August
FB 15Blair KinghornRW 14Darcy GrahamOC 13Huw JonesIC 12Sione Tuipulotu LW 11Duhan van der MerweFH 10Finn Russell (c)SH 9 Ben White N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Hamish Watson BF 6 Matt FagersonRL 5 Grant Gilchrist LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 Ewan Ashman LP 1 Pierre Schoeman Replacements:HK 16Dave Cherry PR 17Jamie Bhatti PR 18WP Nel LK 19Scott Cummings FL 20Rory Darge SH 21George Horne CE 22Cameron Redpath FB 23Ollie SmithCoach: Gregor Townsend FB 15Brice Dulin (c)RW 14Louis Bielle-BiarreyOC 13Émilien GailletonIC 12Yoram MoefanaLW 11Ethan Dumortier FH 10Matthieu Jalibert SH 9 Baptiste Couilloud N8 8 Yoan TangaOF 7 Sekou Macalou BF 6 Paul BoudehentRL 5 Bastien Chalureau LL 4 Cameron WokiTP 3 Demba Bamba HK 2 Pierre Bourgarit LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros Replacements:HK 16Peato Mauvaka PR 17Reda Wardi PR 18Sipili Falatea LK 19Paul Willemse FL 20Dylan Cretin SH 21Baptiste Serin FH 22Antoine Hastoy CE 23Arthur Vincent Coach: Fabien Galthié Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland) Federico Vedovelli (Italy) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Louis Rees-ZammitOC 13George NorthIC 12Max LlewellynLW 11Rio DyerFH 10Sam Costelow SH 9 Gareth Davies N8 8 Aaron WainwrightOF 7 Jac Morgan (c)BF 6 Christ Tshiunza RL 5 Will Rowlands LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins TP 3 Kieron Assiratti HK 2 Ryan Elias LP 1 Corey Domachowski Replacements:HK 16Elliot Dee PR 17Nicky Smith PR 18Henry Thomas LK 19Ben Carter FL 20Taine Plumtree SH 21Tomos Williams FH 22Dan Biggar CE 23Mason Grady Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15Freddie StewardRW 14Max MalinsOC 13Joe MarchantIC 12Guy PorterLW 11Joe Cokanasiga FH 10Marcus Smith SH 9 Danny Care N8 8 Alex Dombrandt OF 7 Tom PearsonBF 6 Lewis LudlamRL 5 George MartinLL 4 David Ribbans TP 3 Will Stuart HK 2 Jamie Blamire LP 1 Ellis Genge (c) Replacements:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Bevan Rodd PR 18Kyle Sinckler LK 19Jonny Hill FL 20Tom Willis SH 21Jack van Poortvliet FH 22George Ford CE 23Henry Slade Coach: Steve Borthwick Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland)
FB 15Jimmy O'Brien RW 14Keith EarlsOC 13Robbie Henshaw IC 12Stuart McCloskeyLW 11Jacob StockdaleFH 10Jack CrowleySH 9 Craig Casey N8 8 Jack Conan OF 7 Caelan DorisBF 6 Ryan BairdRL 5 Joe McCarthyLL 4 Iain Henderson TP 3 Tom O'Toole HK 2 Rob Herring LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne Replacements:HK 16Tom Stewart PR 17Cian Healy PR 18Tadhg Furlong LK 19Tadhg Beirne FL 20Cian Prendergast SH 21Caolin Blade CE 22Ciarán Frawley WG 23Calvin Nash Coach: Andy Farrell FB 15Tommaso AllanRW 14Paolo Odogwu OC 13Ignacio BrexIC 12Tommaso Menoncello LW 11Monty IoaneFH 10Paolo GarbisiSH 9 Stephen Varney N8 8 Toa HalafihiOF 7 Manuel Zuliani BF 6 Sebastian Negri RL 5 Federico Ruzza (c)LL 4 Dino Lamb TP 3 Marco Riccioni HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera LP 1 Danilo Fischetti Replacements:HK 16Luca Bigi PR 17Paolo Buonfiglio PR 18Simone Ferrari LK 19Niccolò Cannone FL 20Michele Lamaro N8 21Lorenzo Cannone SH 22Alessandro Fusco FB 23Lorenzo Pani Coach: Kieran Crowley Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset (France) Luc Ramos (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
12 August
FB 15Freddie Steward RW 14Henry Arundell OC 13Joe MarchantIC 12Ollie Lawrence LW 11Elliot DalyFH 10Owen Farrell (c) SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Ben EarlBF 6 Courtney LawesRL 5 George MartinLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Will Stuart HK 2 Jamie GeorgeLP 1 Joe Marler Replacements:HK 16Theo DanPR 17Ellis Genge PR 18Dan Cole LK 19Jonny HillFL 20Jack Willis SH 21Ben Youngs FH 22George Ford WG 23Max Malins Coach: Steve Borthwick FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14Josh AdamsOC 13Joe RobertsIC 12Nick Tompkins LW 11Tom RogersFH 10Owen Williams SH 9 Tomos Williams N8 8 Taine Plumtree OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Adam Beard LL 4 Rhys Davies TP 3 Tomas Francis HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) LP 1 Gareth Thomas Replacements:HK 16Sam Parry PR 17Kemsley Mathias PR 18Dillon Lewis LK 19Christ Tshiunza FL 20Taine Basham SH 21Kieran Hardy FH 22Dan Biggar CE 23Keiran Williams Coach: Warren Gatland Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
FB 15Thomas RamosRW 14Damian PenaudOC 13Gaël FickouIC 12Jonathan Danty LW 11Gabin VillièreFH 10Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont N8 8 Grégory Alldritt OF 7 Charles OllivonBF 6 Paul BoudehentRL 5 Thibaud Flament LL 4 Cameron WokiTP 3 Dorian Aldegheri HK 2 Julien Marchand LP 1 Cyril Baille Replacements:HK 16Pierre Bourgarit PR 17Jean-Baptiste Gros PR 18Uini Atonio LK 19Florian Verhaeghe LK 20Bastien Chalureau FL 21Sekou Macalou SH 22Maxime Lucu WG 23Louis Bielle-Biarrey Coach: Fabien Galthié FB 15Blair KinghornRW 14Kyle SteynOC 13Huw JonesIC 12Sione TuipulotuLW 11Duhan van der Merwe FH 10Finn RussellSH 9 Ali Price N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Rory DargeBF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)RL 5 Grant Gilchrist LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 WP Nel HK 2 George Turner LP 1 Pierre Schoeman Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally PR 17Rory Sutherland PR 18Javan Sebastian LK 19Scott Cummings FL 20Sam Skinner FL 21Josh Bayliss SH 22George Horne FB 23Ollie Smith Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Adam Leal (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England)
19 August
FB 15Cai Evans RW 14Tom RogersOC 13Mason Grady IC 12Johnny WilliamsLW 11Rio Dyer FH 10Sam Costelow SH 9 Kieran Hardy N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Jac Morgan (c)BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Will RowlandsLL 4 Ben Carter TP 3 Kieron Assiratti HK 2 Elliot Dee LP 1 Corey Domachowski Replacements:HK 16Sam Parry PR 17Nicky Smith PR 18Henry Thomas LK 19Teddy Williams FL 20Taine Basham SH 21Tomos Williams CE 22Max Llewellyn WG 23Louis Rees-Zammit Coach: Warren Gatland FB 15Willie le Roux RW 14Canan MoodieOC 13Jesse KrielIC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Cheslin KolbeFH 10Manie LibbokSH 9 Jaden Hendrikse N8 8 Jasper Wiese BF 7 Pieter-Steph du ToitOF 6 Siya Kolisi RL 5 RG SnymanLL 4 Jean Kleyn TP 3 Frans Malherbe HK 2 Malcolm Marx LP 1 Steven Kitshoff Replacements:HK 16Bongi Mbonambi PR 17Ox Nché PR 18Vincent Koch LK 19Franco Mostert FL 20Marco van Staden N8 21Duane Vermeulen SH 22Grant Williams FB 23Damian Willemse Coach: Jacques Nienaber Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland) Eoghan Cross (Ireland) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland)
FB 15Ange Capuozzo RW 14Paolo Odogwu OC 13Ignacio BrexIC 12Luca Morisi LW 11Monty Ioane FH 10Paolo GarbisiSH 9 Alessandro Garbisi N8 8 Toa HalafihiOF 7 Michele Lamaro BF 6 Sebastian Negri RL 5 Dino LambLL 4 Niccolò CannoneTP 3 Simone Ferrari HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera LP 1 Ivan Nemer Replacements:HK 16Hame Faiva PR 17Federico Zani PR 18Pietro Ceccarelli LK 19Federico Ruzza FL 20Lorenzo Cannone SH 21Alessandro Fusco FH 22Tommaso Allan FB 23Lorenzo Pani Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15Hinckley VaovasaRW 14Marius SimionescuOC 13Jason Tomane IC 12Tevita ManumuaLW 11Nicolas Onuțu FH 10Mihai Mureșan SH 9 Alin ConacheN8 8 Cristi Chirică OF 7 Vlad Neculau BF 6 Damian Strătilă RL 5 Ștefan IancuLL 4 Adrian Moțoc TP 3 Alexandru Gordaș HK 2 Ovidiu Cojocaru LP 1 Iulian Harțig Replacements:HK 16Florin Bărdașu PR 17Alexandru Savin PR 18Gheorghe Gajion LK 19Cristi Boboc FL 20Dragoș Ser SH 21Florin Surugiu FH 22Gabriel Pop FH 23Tudor Boldor Coach: Eugen Apjok Assistant referees: Adam Leal (England) Anthony Woodthorpe (England) Television match official: Ben Blain (Scotland)
FB 15Hugo KeenanRW 14Mack HansenOC 13Garry RingroseIC 12Bundee Aki LW 11James Lowe FH 10Ross Byrne SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park N8 8 Cian PrendergastOF 7 Josh van der FlierBF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Tadhg BeirneTP 3 Tadhg Furlong HK 2 Dan Sheehan LP 1 Andrew Porter Replacements:HK 16Rob Herring PR 17Jeremy Loughman PR 18Finlay Bealham LK 19Joe McCarthy FL 20Caelan Doris SH 21Conor Murray FH 22Jack Crowley WG 23Keith Earls Coach: Andy Farrell FB 15Freddie StewardRW 14Anthony Watson OC 13Joe MarchantIC 12Manu Tuilagi LW 11Elliot DalyFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Ben EarlBF 6 Courtney Lawes RL 5 David Ribbans LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Will Stuart HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Ellis Genge Replacements:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Kyle Sinckler LK 19Ollie Chessum FL 20Jack Willis SH 21Danny Care FH 22Marcus Smith CE 23Ollie Lawrence Coach: Steve Borthwick Assistant referees: Craig Evans (Wales) Adam Jones (Wales) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
FB 15Melvyn JaminetRW 14Louis Bielle-BiarreyOC 13Arthur VincentIC 12Jonathan DantyLW 11Yoram MoefanaFH 10Antoine Hastoy SH 9 Maxime Lucu N8 8 Grégory Alldritt OF 7 Dylan CretinBF 6 François Cros RL 5 Paul Willemse LL 4 Florian Verhaeghe TP 3 Uini Atonio HK 2 Peato MauvakaLP 1 Reda Wardi Replacements:HK 16Pierre Bourgarit PR 17Jean-Baptiste Gros PR 18Thomas Laclayat LK 19Bastien Chalureau LK 20Thibaud Flament FL 21Sekou Macalou SH 22Baptiste Serin FH 23Matthieu Jalibert Coach: Fabien Galthié FB 15Sireli Maqala RW 14Jiuta Wainiqolo OC 13Iosefo Masi IC 12Semi RadradraLW 11Vinaya HabosiFH 10Caleb MuntzSH 9 Frank LomaniN8 8 Viliame MataOF 7 Levani Botia BF 6 Meli Derenalagi RL 5 Isoa NasilasilaLL 4 Te Ahiwaru CirikidavetaTP 3 Mesake Doge HK 2 Tevita Ikanivere LP 1 Eroni Mawi Replacements:HK 16Sam Matavesi PR 17Jone Koroiduadua PR 18Luke Tagi LK 19Temo Mayanavanua FL 20Albert Tuisue CE 21Kalaveti Ravouvou SH 22Simione Kuruvoli CE 23Ilaisa Droasese Coach: Simon Raiwalui Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy) Federico Vedovelli (Italy) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England)
26–27 August
FB 15Freddie Steward RW 14Max MalinsOC 13Ollie Lawrence IC 12Manu TuilagiLW 11Jonny MayFH 10George FordSH 9 Alex Mitchell N8 8 Ben EarlOF 7 Jack Willis BF 6 Courtney LawesRL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Theo Dan LP 1 Ellis Genge Replacements:HK 16Jack Walker PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Will Stuart LK 19David Ribbans FL 20Lewis Ludlam SH 21Danny Care FH 22Marcus Smith CE 23Joe Marchant Coach: Steve Borthwick FB 15Ilaisa DroaseseRW 14Selestino RavutaumadaOC 13Waisea Nayacalevu IC 12Semi Radradra LW 11Vinaya HabosiFH 10Caleb MuntzSH 9 Frank Lomani N8 8 Viliame Mata OF 7 Lekima Tagitagivalu BF 6 Albert Tuisue RL 5 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta LL 4 Isoa NasilasilaTP 3 Luke Tagi HK 2 Sam MatavesiLP 1 Eroni Mawi Replacements:HK 16Zuriel Togiatama PR 17Jone Koroiduadua PR 18Samu Tawake LK 19Temo Mayanavanua FL 20Vilive Miramira SH 21Simione Kuruvoli FH 22Teti Tela CE 23Kalaveti Ravouvou Coach: Simon Raiwalui Assistant referees: Pierre Brousset (France) Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)