2025 Summer Rugby International Tests: Fixtures & Dates
With the Men's Six Nations behind us and temperatures beginning to heat up, it's time to look forward to the International rugby action happening this Summer! While the main ticket event is certainly the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia (check out these fixtures and dates in our dedicated blog post), there is plenty of other International action in the Southern Hemisphere to look forward to.
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When are These Matches Taking Place?
The action takes place over three weeks in July 2025. Teams from the Southern Hemisphere host teams from the North in what is their winter.
Who is Playing Who?
Some fixtures to highlight include:
France head to New Zealand: Always a great encounter, France head to New Zealand on a three-Test tour. The All Blacks will be hungry for revenge, having lost the last three meetings. They will be encouraged, however, by the fact France haven't won on New Zealand soil since 2009.
Italy and Georgia face South Africa: Italy tour to South Africa, for the first time since 2013, playing two Tests, while Georgia play the Springboks for only the third time in their history. The current World Champions, The Springboks will be expected to win the three Tests comfortably, however Italy and Georgia are both teams on the rise and will be hungry for an upset.
Wales take on Japan: A mouth-watering match-up, Wales head to Japan playing two Tests. Japan will smell blood in the water, facing a Welsh team having lost their last 17 games, in front of their home fans. Wales however will be unlikely to be missing too many players to the Lions and will be hoping to use this tour to start afresh. Expect a tight result.
Scotland tour the Pacific: Predicted to have several of their players selected to tour with the British and Irish Lions, it will likely be an inexperienced Scottish side heading on tour this summer. Scotland head to New Zealand to face the Māori All Blacks, before playing two Tests against two Pacific Island teams yet to be confirmed.
England tackle the Americas: Another team likely to be missing their stars due to the Lions' tour, it will be an English side with plenty to prove heading to the Americas in the summer. England will play two Tests against Argentina and one against the United States. Argentina will also likely face their South American neighbours, Uruguay, in Week 3, however this is yet to be confirmed.
Where to Watch?
TV broadcasters are still being finalised. Check our graphic above for updates, we'll be aiming to keep it as up to date as possible.
Let us know which match-ups you are looking forward to in the comments below. As alway, make sure to grab all your International supporters gear at Rugbystuff.com!
