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Angus Blyth, Charlie Cale, Josh Flook, Isaac Kailea, Tom Lynagh, Dylan Pietsch, Jeremy Williams (all Australia) and Josh Hathaway (Wales) made their international debuts. [17] Aaron Wainwright (Wales) earned his 50th test cap. [18] With this result, Wales fall to 11th on the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever position in the rankings.
The 2025 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter internationals in the Southern Hemisphere) are international rugby union matches that will be mostly played in the Southern Hemisphere during the July international window. 2025 will see the British & Irish Lions touring Australia.
The July Tests, also known as the summer Tests or mid-year Tests, are international rugby union matches played around the month of July each year. They include traditional summer tours by European nations to countries in the southern hemisphere, North America or Japan, as well as shorter international trips and one-off test matches.
Fiji won a test match away in Wales for the first time in their history. [25] Fiji defeated Wales for only the second time across 15 tests, and the first time since the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Wales equalled the worst losing streak in their history, matching the record of 10 consecutive test defeats set in 2002–2003. [26]
La Vila International Rugby Cup United States [542] [543] 279 July 5, 2024 Romania: 20 22 SeatGeek Stadium: Bridgeview, Illinois: 2,000 2024 mid-year rugby union tests Romania [544] 280 July 12, 2024 Scotland: 7 42 Audi Field: Washington, D.C., United States: 17,418 2024 mid-year rugby union tests Scotland [545] 281 August 31, 2024 Canada: 28 15
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.
World Rugby announces a new competition starting in 2026 as part of a "significant overhaul" of the men's international calendar.
Bottom right: Daisuke Ohata holds the current record (69 tries). This is a list of the leading try scorers in men's rugby union test matches . It includes players with a minimum of 30 test tries.