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Bingham Cup — Held every two years, this is the largest international gay rugby tournament and honours 9/11 hero, Mark Bingham; Rugby union at the Maccabiah Games: representative XVs from various countries have been taking part in the Maccabiah Games since 1981. Mad River/Stowe 15's Tournament.
The autumn internationals, November internationals, end-of-year tests, and spring internationals/tour for Australia and New Zealand, are men's rugby union Test matches that are contested around November [1] each year, when a Rugby World Cup is not held.
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] Blair Murray (Wales) made his international debut. [27]
In July and August 2023, several rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Some of the matches involving Tier 1 and 2 nations were played under the Summer Nations Series branding.
The Autumn Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held in November and December 2020 in place of the usual Autumn internationals series typically held in the same period each year, as many teams were avoiding extended travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
In 2008, the International Rugby Board (IRB) introduced a three-weekend window in June during which players are required to be released by their clubs for international matches. [1] From 2020 due to changes to the World Rugby international calendar, the window will be moved to July.
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.