The 2025 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the Summer Internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches that were played during the July rugby international window. The international window saw the Argentina–England test series and the British & Irish Lions tour of Australia.
Series and tours Series SeriesResultWinnerAustralia–British & Irish Lions Test series1–2 British & Irish LionsArgentina–England Test series 0–2Japan–Wales Test series 1–1New Zealand–France Test series 3–0South Africa–Italy Test series 2–0
Fixtures 20/21 June
Team details FB 15 Marcus SmithRW 14 Tommy FreemanOC 13 Sione TuipulotuIC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Fin SmithSH 9 Alex Mitchell N8 8 Ben EarlOF 7 Jac Morgan BF 6 Tom CurryRL 5 Tadhg BeirneLL 4 Maro Itoje (c) TP 3 Finlay Bealham HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie LP 1 Ellis Genge Substitutions:HK 16 Rónan Kelleher PR 17 Pierre Schoeman PR 18 Tadhg Furlong LK 19 Scott Cummings FL 20 Henry Pollock SH 21 Tomos Williams FB 22 Elliot Daly WG 23 Mack Hansen Coach: Andy Farrell FB 15Santiago CarrerasRW 14Rodrigo IsgróOC 13Lucio Cinti IC 12Justo PiccardoLW 11Ignacio Mendy FH 10Tomás AlbornozSH 9 Gonzalo García N8 8 Joaquín Oviedo OF 7 Juan Martín GonzálezBF 6 Pablo MateraRL 5 Pedro RubioloLL 4 Franco Molina TP 3 Joel Sclavi HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) LP 1 Mayco Vivas Substitutions:HK 16Bautista Bernasconi PR 17Boris Wenger PR 18Francisco Coria Marchetti FL 19Santiago Grondona FL 20Joaquín Moro SH 21Simón Benítez Cruz CE 22Matías Moroni WG 23Santiago Cordero Coach: Felipe Contepomi Player of the Match: Tomás Albornoz (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Matteo Liperini (Italy) Notes: Finlay Bealham, Scott Cummings, Ben Earl, Tommy Freeman, Ellis Genge, Mack Hansen, Rónan Kelleher, Alex Mitchell, Jac Morgan, Henry Pollock, Pierre Schoeman, Fin Smith, Sione Tuipulotu and Tomos Williams all made their Lions debuts. This was Argentina's first win over the British and Irish Lions. Argentina won the 1888 Cup.
Team details FB 15Joe Carpenter RW 14Tom RoebuckOC 13Henry SladeIC 12Seb AtkinsonLW 11Immanuel Feyi-Waboso FH 10George Ford (cc)SH 9 Ben SpencerN8 8 Tom Willis OF 7 Guy Pepper BF 6 Ted HillRL 5 Nick Isiekwe LL 4 Alex ColesTP 3 Joe Heyes HK 2 Jamie George (cc) LP 1 Fin Baxter Substitutions:HK 16Theo Dan PR 17Bevan Rodd PR 18Trevor Davison LK 19Chandler Cunningham-South FL 20Jack Kenningham N8 21Alex Dombrandt SH 22Raffi Quirke CE 23Oscar Beard Coach: Steve Borthwick FB 15Théo Attissogbe RW 14Maël Moustin OC 13Émilien GailletonIC 12Gaël Fickou (c)LW 11Alivereti DuguivaluFH 10Antoine HastoySH 9 Nolann Le Garrec N8 8 Mickaël GuillardOF 7 Killian TixerontBF 6 Alexandre FischerRL 5 Tyler Duguid LL 4 Hugo Auradou TP 3 Rabah Slimani HK 2 Gaëtan Barlot LP 1 Baptiste Erdocio Substitutions:HK 16Guillaume Marchand PR 17Paul Mallez PR 18Demba Bamba LK 19Romain Taofifénua FL 20Cameron Woki FL 21Jacobus van Tonder SH 22Baptiste Jauneau FH 23Léo Berdeu Coach: Fabien Galthié Player of the Match: Nolann Le Garrec (France XV)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Ben Breakspear (Wales) Television match official: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
24 June
26 June
27/28 June
Team details FB 15André van den BergRW 14Danie van der MerweOC 13Alcino Izaacs IC 12Danco BurgerLW 11Jurgen MeyerFH 10Tiaan SwanepoelSH 9 Jacques Theron N8 8 Adriaan Booysen OF 7 Max KatjijekoBF 6 Prince !Gaoseb (c)RL 5 Johan Retief LL 4 Adriaan Ludick TP 3 Aranos Coetzee HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen LP 1 Haitembu Shikufa Substitutions:HK 16Armand Combrinck PR 17Jason Benade PR 18Sidney Halupé LK 19Ruan Ludick FL 20Johan Luttig FL 21Peter Diergaardt SH 22Oela Blaauw WG 23Quiren Madjiedt Coach: Jacques Burger FB 15Jacopo TrullaRW 14Paolo Odogwu OC 13Tommaso MenoncelloIC 12Leonardo Marin LW 11Simone GesiFH 10Giacomo Da ReSH 9 Alessandro Fusco N8 8 Ross VintcentOF 7 Manuel Zuliani BF 6 Sebastian NegriRL 5 Riccardo Favretto LL 4 Niccolò CannoneTP 3 Marco Riccioni HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera (c) LP 1 Danilo Fischetti Substitutions:HK 16Tommaso Di Bartolomeo PR 17Mirco Spagnolo PR 18Muhamed Hasa LK 19Andrea Zambonin FL 20Lorenzo Cannone SH 21Stephen Varney FH 22Giulio Bertaccini WG 23Mirko Belloni Coach: Gonzalo Quesada Player of the Match: Giacomo Da Re (Italy)
Assistant referees: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) Notes: Sidney Halupé, Jurgen Meyer, Danie van der Merwe (all Namibia), Mirko Belloni, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Muhamed Hasa (all Italy) made their international debuts.
Team details FB 15Aphelele FassiRW 14Cheslin KolbeOC 13Jesse Kriel (c)IC 12Damian de AllendeLW 11Kurt-Lee ArendseFH 10Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu SH 9 Morne van den Berg N8 8 Jean-Luc du Preez OF 7 Vincent TshitukaBF 6 Marco van Staden RL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 Jean Kleyn TP 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye HK 2 Malcolm Marx LP 1 Ox Nché Substitutions:HK 16Marnus van der Merwe PR 17Jan-Hendrik Wessels PR 18Neethling Fouche LK 19Franco Mostert FL 20Kwagga Smith SH 21Cobus Reinach FH 22Manie Libbok CE 23André Esterhuizen Coach: Rassie Erasmus FB 15 Melvyn JaminetRW 14 Jacob Ratumaitavuki-KneepkensOC 13 Leicester Fainga'anukuIC 12 Peter Umaga-JensenLW 11 Mark Telea FH 10 Josh JacombSH 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow N8 8 Shannon Frizell OF 7 Sam Cane BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) RL 5 David RibbansLL 4 Ruben van HeerdenTP 3 Paul Alo-Emile HK 2 Camille Chat LP 1 Cian Healy Substitutions:HK 16 Ricky Riccitelli PR 17 Hassane Kolingar PR 18 Will Collier LK 19 Josh Beehre FL 20 Hoskins Sotutu SH 21 Santiago Arata CE 22 Joe Marchant FL 23 Lachlan Boshier Coach: Robbie Deans Assistant referees: Christopher Allison (South Africa) Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa) Television match official: Egon Seconds (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Ben Crouse (South Africa)
5/6 July
Team details FB 15Zarn SullivanRW 14Cole Forbes OC 13Bailyn Sullivan IC 12Gideon WramplingLW 11Daniel RonaFH 10Rivez Reihana SH 9 Sam Nock N8 8 Cullen GraceOF 7 Jahrome Brown BF 6 TK Howden RL 5 Isaia Walker-LeawereLL 4 Antonio Shalfoon TP 3 Kershawl Sykes-Martin HK 2 Kurt Eklund (c) LP 1 Jared Proffit Substitutions:HK 16Jacob Devery PR 17Pouri Rakete-Stones PR 18Benet Kumeroa LK 19Laghlan McWhannell FL 20Caleb Delany SH 21Kemara Hauiti-Parapara FH 22Kaleb Trask CE 23Corey Evans Coach: Ross Filipo FB 15Ollie SmithRW 14Harry PatersonOC 13Rory HutchinsonIC 12Stafford McDowall (c)LW 11Arron ReedFH 10Adam Hastings SH 9 George Horne N8 8 Ben Muncaster OF 7 Andy Onyeama-Christie BF 6 Josh BaylissRL 5 Cameron Henderson LL 4 Marshall Sykes TP 3 Fin Richardson HK 2 Patrick Harrison LP 1 Nathan McBeth Substitutions:HK 16George Turner PR 17Alec Hepburn PR 18Will Hurd LK 19Max Williamson LK 20Gregor Brown FL 21Alex Masibaka FH 22Fergus Burke SH 23Jamie Dobie Coach: Gregor Townsend Assistant referees: Jordan Way (Australia) Matt Kellahan (Australia) Television match official: Oli Kellett (Australia)
Team details FB 15Takuro Matsunaga RW 14Kippei IshidaOC 13Dylan RileyIC 12Shōgo NakanoLW 11Malo Tuitama FH 10Lee Seung-sinSH 9 Shinobu Fujiwara N8 8 Amato Fakatava OF 7 Jack CornelsenBF 6 Michael Leitch (c)RL 5 Warner DearnsLL 4 Epineri Uluiviti TP 3 Shuhei TakeuchiHK 2 Mamoru HaradaLP 1 Yota KamimoriSubstitutions:HK 16Hayate EraPR 17Sena KimuraPR 18Keijiro TamefusaLK 19Waisake Raratubua FL 20Ben Gunter SH 21Shuntaro Kitamura FH 22Ichigo Nakakusu FB 23Halatoa Vailea Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15Blair MurrayRW 14Tom RogersOC 13Johnny Williams IC 12Ben ThomasLW 11Josh AdamsFH 10Sam CostelowSH 9 Kieran HardyN8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Josh Macleod BF 6 Alex MannRL 5 Teddy WilliamsLL 4 Ben Carter TP 3 Keiron Assiratti HK 2 Dewi Lake (c) LP 1 Nicky Smith Substitutions:HK 16Liam Belcher PR 17Gareth Thomas PR 18Archie Griffin FL 19James Ratti FL 20Aaron Wainwright FL 21Tommy Reffell SH 22Rhodri WilliamsCE 23Joe Roberts Coach: Matt Sherratt Player of the Match: Mamoru Harada (Japan)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Foul play review officer: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Ichigo Nakakusu, Kippei Ishida, Yota Kamimori, Shuntaro Kitamura, Waisake Raratubua, Halatoa Vailea (all Japan) and Liam Belcher (Wales) made their international debuts.
Team details FB 15Will JordanRW 14Sevu Reece OC 13Billy Proctor IC 12Jordie BarrettLW 11Rieko IoaneFH 10Beauden BarrettSH 9 Cam Roigard N8 8 Christian Lio-Willie OF 7 Ardie SaveaBF 6 Tupou Vaa'iRL 5 Fabian HollandLL 4 Scott Barrett (c) TP 3 Fletcher Newell HK 2 Codie Taylor LP 1 Ethan de Groot Substitutions:HK 16Samisoni Taukei'aho PR 17Ollie Norris PR 18Pasilio Tosi FL 19Samipeni Finau FL 20Du'Plessis Kirifi SH 21Cortez Ratima CE 22Quinn Tupaea FH 23Damian McKenzie Coach: Scott Robertson FB 15Théo AttissogbéRW 14Tom Spring OC 13Émilien GailletonIC 12Gaël Fickou (c)LW 11Gabin Villière FH 10Joris Segonds SH 9 Nolann Le Garrec N8 8 Mickaël GuillardOF 7 Killian Tixeront BF 6 Alexandre FischerRL 5 Tyler Duguid LL 4 Hugo Auradou TP 3 Rabah Slimani HK 2 Gaëtan Barlot LP 1 Giorgi Beria Substitutions:HK 16Pierre Bourgarit PR 17Paul Mallez PR 18Régis Montagne LK 19Romain Taofifénua LK 20Cameron Woki FL 21Jacobus van Tonder SH 22Baptiste Jauneau FH 23Antoine Hastoy Coach: Fabien Galthié Player of the Match: Will Jordan (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley (England) Takehito Namekawa (Japan) Television match official: Damon Murphy (Australia) Foul play review officer: Brett Cronan (Australia) Notes: Fabian Holland, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Christian Lio-Willie, Ollie Norris (all New Zealand), Giorgi Beria, Tyler Duguid, Paul Mallez, Régis Montagne, Joris Segonds, Tom Spring and Jacobus van Tonder (all France) made their international debuts.
Team details FB 15Damian WillemseRW 14Cheslin KolbeOC 13Jesse Kriel (c)IC 12Damian de Allende LW 11Kurt-Lee ArendseFH 10Handré PollardSH 9 Morné van den Berg N8 8 Jasper Wiese OF 7 Vincent TshitukaBF 6 Marco van StadenRL 5 Lood de Jager LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Wilco Louw HK 2 Malcolm Marx LP 1 Ox Nché Substitutions:HK 16Bongi Mbonambi PR 17Jan-Hendrik Wessels PR 18Vincent Koch LK 19RG Snyman LK 20Franco Mostert FL 21Kwagga Smith SH 22Faf de Klerk FB 23Willie le Roux Coach: Rassie Erasmus FB 15Jacopo TrullaRW 14Louis LynaghOC 13Tommaso MenoncelloIC 12Marco ZanonLW 11Simone GesiFH 10Giacomo Da ReSH 9 Alessandro Fusco N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone OF 7 Manuel Zuliani BF 6 Alessandro Izekor RL 5 Andrea Zambonin LL 4 Niccolò Cannone (c)TP 3 Simone Ferrari HK 2 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo LP 1 Danilo Fischetti Substitutions:HK 16Pablo Dimcheff PR 17Mirco Spagnolo PR 18Muhamed Hasa LK 19Matteo Canali N8 20Ross Vintcent FL 21David Odiase SH 22Alessandro Garbisi CE 23Giulio Bertaccini Coach: Gonzalo Quesada Player of the Match: Vincent Tshituka (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Andrew Brace (Ireland) Television match official: Andrew Jackson (England) Foul play review officer: Tual Trainini (France) Notes: Vincent Tshituka (South Africa), Matteo Canali, Pablo Dimcheff and David Odiase (all Italy) made their international debuts.