In July 2024, the England rugby union team toured New Zealand, where they played two tests against the New Zealand national team, a part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. On the way to New Zealand, England also played a match against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

The tour was first reported by The Times in December 2022, shortly after England coach Eddie Jones was sacked and replaced by Steve Borthwick by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Although Southern Hemisphere tours have typically been played on a three-test basis, as in the 2014 tour; the 2016 and 2022 tours of Australia; and the 2018 tour of South Africa, all Northern Hemisphere touring teams (with Scotland being an exception) returned to two-tests.

The tour was England's first since touring Australia in 2022, and their first tour of New Zealand since 2014. It was Steve Borthwick's first tour as coach of England. Borthwick was previously the England captain when they toured New Zealand in 2008, losing the series 2–0. It was also the first set of fixtures for New Zealand's new coach, Scott Robertson.

Fixtures Date Venue Home Score Away Source 22 June 2024 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo 17–52 Report 6 July 2024 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 16–15 Report 13 July 2024 Eden Park, Auckland 24–17 Report

Squads England England named a 36-player touring squad on 10 June 2024.

(1) On 23 June 2024, Charlie Ewels was ruled out of the tests against New Zealand, after receiving a red card against Japan, which resulted in a two-match suspension. He was replaced in the England squad by Nick Isiekwe.

(2) On 7 July 2024, Joe Marler was ruled out of the second test against New Zealand, after sustaining a foot injury during the first test match a day earlier. He was replaced in the England squad by Emmanuel Iyogun.

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 22 June 2024, the day of England's first test match of the summer series.

New Zealand New Zealand named a 32-player squad for the summer test series on 24 June 2024.

(1) On 8 July 2024, TJ Perenara was ruled out of the second test against England, after sustaining a knee injury during the first test match two days earlier. He was replaced in the New Zealand squad by Noah Hotham.

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the day of New Zealand's first test match of the summer series.

Matches Japan vs England

FB 15Yoshitaka Yazaki RW 14Jone NaikabulaOC 13Samisoni TuaIC 12Tomoki OsadaLW 11Koga NezukaFH 10Seung-sin Lee SH 9 Naoto Saito N8 8 Faulua MakisiOF 7 Tiennan Costley BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)RL 5 Warner DearnsLL 4 Sanaila Waqa TP 3 Shuhei Takeuchi HK 2 Mamoru Harada LP 1 Takayoshi Mohara Substitutions:HK 16Atsushi Sakate PR 17Shogo Miura PR 18Keijiro Tamefusa LK 19Amanaki Saumaki FL 20Kai Yamamoto SH 21Shinobu Fujiwara FH 22Rikiya Matsuda FB 23Takuya Yamasawa Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15George FurbankRW 14Immanuel Feyi-Waboso OC 13Henry SladeIC 12Ollie LawrenceLW 11Tommy Freeman FH 10Marcus Smith SH 9 Alex Mitchell N8 8 Ben EarlOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Chandler Cunningham-South RL 5 George MartinLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Bevan Rodd Replacements:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Joe Marler PR 18Will Stuart LK 19Charlie Ewels FL 20Tom Curry SH 21Harry Randall FH 22Fin Smith WG 23Tom Roebuck Coach: Steve Borthwick Assistant referees: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) Angus Mabey (New Zealand) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: This was the first ever test match between the two countries to take place in Japan. Dylan Riley (Japan) was named in the starting line-up, but withdrew during the warm-up due to injury. He was replaced by Samisoni Tua, whose place on the bench was taken by Takuya Yamasawa. Tiennan Costley, Shinobu Fujiwara, Mamoru Harada, Takayoshi Mohara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Samisoni Tua, Kai Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Yazaki (all Japan) and Tom Roebuck (England) made their international debuts. Charlie Ewels became the first England player to receive two red cards in their test career.

New Zealand vs England (1st test)

FB 15Stephen Perofeta RW 14Sevu ReeceOC 13Rieko Ioane IC 12Jordie BarrettLW 11Mark Tele'aFH 10Damian McKenzieSH 9 TJ Perenara N8 8 Ardie SaveaOF 7 Dalton Papali'iBF 6 Samipeni Finau RL 5 Patrick Tuipulotu LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)TP 3 Tyrel Lomax HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Ethan de Groot Substitutions:HK 16Asafo Aumua PR 17Ofa Tu'ungafasi PR 18Fletcher Newell LK 19Tupou Vaa'i FL 20Luke Jacobson SH 21Finlay Christie CE 22Anton Lienert-Brown FB 23Beauden Barrett Coach: Scott Robertson FB 15George FurbankRW 14Immanuel Feyi-Waboso OC 13Henry SladeIC 12Ollie LawrenceLW 11Tommy FreemanFH 10Marcus Smith SH 9 Alex Mitchell N8 8 Ben EarlOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Chandler Cunningham-South RL 5 George MartinLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Will Stuart HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Joe Marler Replacements:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Fin Baxter PR 18Dan Cole LK 19Alex Coles FL 20Tom Curry SH 21Ben Spencer FH 22Fin Smith WG 23Ollie Sleightholme Coach: Steve Borthwick Player of the Match: Sevu Reece (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Brett Cronan (Australia) Notes: Fin Baxter and Ollie Sleightholme (both England) made their international debuts.

New Zealand vs England (2nd test)

FB 15Stephen Perofeta RW 14Sevu ReeceOC 13Rieko Ioane IC 12Jordie BarrettLW 11Mark Tele'aFH 10Damian McKenzieSH 9 Finlay Christie N8 8 Ardie SaveaOF 7 Dalton Papali'iBF 6 Samipeni Finau RL 5 Patrick Tuipulotu LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)TP 3 Tyrel Lomax HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Ethan de Groot Substitutions:HK 16Asafo Aumua PR 17Ofa Tu'ungafasi PR 18Fletcher Newell LK 19Tupou Vaa'i FL 20Luke Jacobson SH 21Cortez Ratima CE 22Anton Lienert-Brown FB 23Beauden Barrett Coach: Scott Robertson FB 15Freddie Steward RW 14Immanuel Feyi-Waboso OC 13Henry SladeIC 12Ollie LawrenceLW 11Tommy FreemanFH 10Marcus Smith SH 9 Alex MitchellN8 8 Ben EarlOF 7 Sam Underhill BF 6 Chandler Cunningham-South RL 5 George MartinLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Will Stuart HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Fin Baxter Replacements:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Bevan Rodd PR 18Dan Cole LK 19Alex Coles FL 20Tom Curry SH 21Ben SpencerFH 22Fin Smith WG 23Ollie Sleightholme Coach: Steve Borthwick Player of the Match: Mark Tele'a (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Foul play review officer: Eric Gauzins. (France) Notes: New Zealand retained the Hillary Shield. Cortez Ratima (New Zealand) made his international debut. George Furbank (England) was initially named to start at full-back, but was forced to withdraw prior to the match, due to a back injury. He was replaced by Freddie Steward

See also 2024 mid-year rugby union tests 2024 France rugby union tour of Argentina and Uruguay 2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa 2024 Wales rugby union tour of Australia

References