2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series

The 2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series was the first phase of matches (rounds 1–3) of the inaugural edition of the Nations Championship, a biennial international men's rugby union competition between the Six Nations sides, SANZAAR, Fiji and Japan.^[1]^[2]

The Southern Hemisphere Series took place between 4 July and 18 July, during the July International window. The matches replaced the traditional test series' between the travelling Six Nations sides to the SANZAAR nations and surrounding Tier 2 nations in the Pacific Islands, North America and Japan.

Championship division: Tables

The below shows the tables for the two conferences for the Southern Hemisphere Series.

Northern Hemisphere

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	France	3	2	1	116	75	+41	16	11	3	1	12
2	Scotland	3	2	1	108	97	+11	16	14	3	0	11
3	England	3	2	1	125	77	+48	19	11	2	0	10
4	Ireland	3	2	1	90	91	−1	13	13	2	0	10
5	Wales	3	1	2	60	102	−42	9	15	1	0	5
6	Italy	3	0	3	37	131	−94	5	19	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2026. Source: Nations Championship Rugby

Southern Hemisphere

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	South Africa	3	3	0	130	49	+81	20	7	3	0	15
2	New Zealand	3	3	0	121	70	+51	18	9	3	0	15
3	Australia	3	1	2	114	85	+29	18	13	3	1	8
4	Argentina	3	1	2	97	99	−2	13	15	2	1	7
5	Japan	3	1	2	62	88	−26	7	12	0	0	4
6	Fiji	3	0	3	49	145	−96	7	22	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2026. Source: Nations Championship Rugby

Fixtures

Southern Hemisphere teams, apart from Fiji, all hosted their matches.^[1]^[2] All three of Fiji's "home" matches are played in Great Britain.^[2] Japan only hosted two of their three matches, with their Round 2 match against Ireland played in Australia.^[3]

Round 1

4 July 2026
19:10 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	34–32	France (2 BP)
Try: Jordan (2) 8' m, 71' m Lakai 20' c Roigard (2) 40' c, 50' c Con: Love (3/4) 21', 41', 51' Pen: Love (1/1) 66'	Report	Try: Penaud 2' c Hastoy 47' c Attissogbe 59' m Jalibert 78' c Con: Lucu (2/3) 3', 48' Hastoy (1/1) 78' Pen: Lucu (2/2) 15', 30'

Te Kaha, Christchurch
Attendance: 29,152
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Quinn Tupaea		62'
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Caleb Clarke		69'
FH	10	Ruben Love	2'
SH	9	Cam Roigard		76'
N8	8	Ardie Savea (c)
OF	7	Luke Jacobson
BF	6	Peter Lakai		54'
RL	5	Sam Darry
LL	4	Josh Lord		69'
TP	3	Fletcher Newell		54'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		60'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Asafo Aumua		60'
PR	17	Xavier Numia		54'
PR	18	Tyrel Lomax		54'
LK	19	Jamie Hannah		69'
BR	20	Wallace Sititi		54'
SH	21	Cortez Ratima		76'
CE	22	Billy Proctor		62'
WG	23	Fehi Fineanganofo		69'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Max Spring	7'	22'	40'
RW	14	Damian Penaud
OC	13	Fabien Brau-Boirie	69'
IC	12	Yoram Moefana
LW	11	Théo Attissogbe
FH	10	Matthieu Jalibert
SH	9	Maxime Lucu (c)	76'
N8	8	Marko Gazzotti
OF	7	Oscar Jégou
BF	6	Pierre Bochaton	34'
RL	5	Tom Staniforth	56'
LL	4	Hugo Auradou
TP	3	Demba Bamba	48'
HK	2	Maxime Lamothe	63'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot	56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Barnabé Massa	63'
PR	17	Reda Wardi	56'
PR	18	Régis Montagne	48'
LK	19	Mickaël Guillard	34'
BR	20	Killian Tixeront	56'
SH	21	Nolann Le Garrec	76'
FH	22	Antoine Hastoy	7'	22'	40'
CE	23	Nicolas Depoortère	69'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Cam Roigard (New Zealand)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Fehi Fineanganofo, Jamie Hannah, Xavier Numia (all New Zealand), Barnabé Massa and Tom Staniforth (both France) made their international debuts.
New Zealand retained the Dave Gallaher Trophy for a record 14th time.

4 July 2026
17:40 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	27–10	Italy
Try: Dearns 10' c Matsunaga 16' c Gunter 46' c Con: Matsunaga (3/3) 11', 16', 47' Pen: Matsunaga (2/2) 24', 66'	Report	Try: Brex 4' c Con: Garbisi (1/1) 5' Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 43'

Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo^[5]
Attendance: 21,329
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)


FB	15	Takurō Matsunaga
RW	14	Kazuma Ueda
OC	13	Dylan Riley
IC	12	Yuya Hirose
LW	11	Kippei Ishida
FH	10	Ryūnosuke Itō
SH	9	Naoto Saitō	74'
N8	8	Jack Cornelsen
OF	7	Kanji Shimokawa	51'
BF	6	Ben Gunter	64'
RL	5	Warner Dearns (c)
LL	4	Harry Hockings	59'
TP	3	Shuhei Takeuchi	56'
HK	2	Mamoru Harada	56'
LP	1	Takato Okabe	59'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Hayate Era	56'
PR	17	Sojiro Otsuka	59'
PR	18	Keijiro Tamefusa	56'
LK	19	Michael Stolberg	59'
BR	20	Michael Leitch	51'
BR	21	Tiennan Costley	64'
SH	22	Itsuki Kamimura	74'
FH	23	Sam Greene
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Lorenzo Pani	12'
RW	14	Malik Faissal
OC	13	Ignacio Brex	60'
IC	12	Tommaso Menoncello
LW	11	Monty Ioane
FH	10	Paolo Garbisi
SH	9	Stephen Varney	60'
N8	8	Lorenzo Cannone
OF	7	Michele Lamaro (c)
BF	6	Alessandro Ortombina	47'
RL	5	Andrea Zambonin
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone	66'
TP	3	Marco Riccioni	60'
HK	2	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo	47'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gianmarco Lucchesi	47'
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo	60'
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa	60'
LK	19	Riccardo Favretto	66'
BR	20	Ross Vintcent	47'
SH	21	Alessandro Fusco	60'
CE	22	Leonardo Marin	60'
FH	23	Tommaso Allan	12'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Ben Gunter (Japan)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Luc Ramos (France)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

Notes:

Ryūnosuke Itō, Itsuki Kamimura, Sojiro Otsuka, Michael Stolberg (all Japan), Malik Faissal and Alessandro Ortombina (both Italy) made their international debuts.
This was Japan's largest win (by margin) over Italy and any tier-one team, equaling their previous best of 34–17 against Italy in 2018.^[7]

4 July 2026
20:10 AEST (UTC+10)

(2 BP) Australia	31–33	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Pietsch 2' m Campbell 13' m Canham 23' c Lonergan 26' c McDermott 52' c Con: Gordon (3/5) 24', 27', 53'	Report	Try: C. Prendergast 9' c van der Flier 18' m Gibson-Park 41' c Keenan 46' c Clarkson 76' c Con: S. Prendergast (4/5) 10', 42', 47', 77'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 41,971
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Jock Campbell		66'
RW	14	Max Jorgensen
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau
LW	11	Dylan Pietsch
FH	10	Carter Gordon		57'
SH	9	Ryan Lonergan		33'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight
BF	6	Rob Valetini		68'
RL	5	Josh Canham		58'
LL	4	Jeremy Williams
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		54'
HK	2	Josh Nasser		54'
LP	1	Angus Bell		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Brandon Paenga-Amosa		54'
PR	17	James Slipper		54'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou		54'
LK	19	Lachlan Shaw	75'	58'
BR	20	Tom Hooper		68'
SH	21	Tate McDermott		33'
FH	22	Ben Donaldson		57'
FB	23	Tom Wright		66'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Jimmy O'Brien
OC	13	Garry Ringrose	58'
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey
LW	11	Jamie Osborne	58'
FH	10	Sam Prendergast
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park
N8	8	Jack Conan
OF	7	Josh van der Flier	51'
BF	6	Cian Prendergast	51'
RL	5	James Ryan
LL	4	Joe McCarthy
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	51'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan (c)	60'
LP	1	Tom O'Toole	51'	59'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	60'
PR	17	Jeremy Loughman	51'	59'
PR	18	Tom Clarkson	51'
LK	19	Tadhg Beirne	51'
BR	20	Nick Timoney	51'
SH	21	Craig Casey
FH	22	Ciarán Frawley	58'
CE	23	Bundee Aki	58'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Hugo Keenan (Ireland)^[8]

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Foul play review officer:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Lachlan Shaw (Australia) made his international debut.
Ireland retained the Lansdowne Cup and surpassed Australia for the most trophy wins (nine), and extended their record win-streak over Australia from five to six.^[9]^[10]
Ireland's 33 points was the most they had scored against Australia away from home, surpassing the 27 they scored on their 1979 Summer tour.

4 July 2026
14:10 BST (UTC+1)

Fiji	24–39	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Sowakula 2' c Canakaivata 49' c Ravutaumada 53' c Con: Armstrong-Ravula (3/3) 3', 50', 54' Pen: Armstrong-Ravula (1/1) 41'	Report	Try: Morgan (2) 10' m, 28' m Carré 43' c Adams 45' m Elias 66' c James 79' c Con: Edwards (1/4) 44' Costelow (2/2) 67', 80' Pen: Edwards (1/1) 52'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff (Wales)^[11]
Attendance: 16,465
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)


FB	15	Salesi Rayasi
RW	14	Selestino Ravutaumada	64'	75'
OC	13	Semi Radradra	28'
IC	12	Josua Tuisova
LW	11	Jiuta Wainiqolo
FH	10	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula		75'
SH	9	Frank Lomani	55'
N8	8	Elia Canakaivata
OF	7	Kitione Salawa Jr.
BF	6	Pita Gus Sowakula	58'
RL	5	Temo Mayanavanua
LL	4	Isoa Nasilasila	58'
TP	3	Tim Hoyt	34'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere (c)	70'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi	55'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Zuriel Togiatama	70'
PR	17	Livai Natave	55'
PR	18	Peni Ravai	34'
LK	19	Mesake Vocevoce	58'
BR	20	Peceli Yato	58'
SH	21	Simione Kuruvoli	55'
CE	22	Vilimoni Botitu	64'
WG	23	Kalaveti Ravouvou	28'
Coach:
Senirusi Seruvakula


FB	15	Blair Murray
RW	14	Louis Rees-Zammit	55'
OC	13	Eddie James
IC	12	Joe Hawkins
LW	11	Josh Adams
FH	10	Dan Edwards	62'
SH	9	Tomos Williams
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright	72'
OF	7	Jac Morgan
BF	6	Alex Mann	3'	15'	55'
RL	5	Adam Beard
LL	4	Ben Carter
TP	3	Dillon Lewis	46'
HK	2	Dewi Lake (c)	62'
LP	1	Rhys Carré	46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ryan Elias	62'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	46'
PR	18	Ben Warren	46'
BR	19	Taine Plumtree	72'
BR	20	James Botham	3'	15'	55'
SH	21	Kieran Hardy
FH	22	Sam Costelow	62'
WG	23	Ellis Mee	55'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
Jac Morgan (Wales)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes:

Ben Warren (Wales) made his international debut.

4 July 2026
17:40 SAST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) South Africa	45–21	England
Try: T. du Toit 2' m Kolbe 5' c Arendse 11' m Williams 44' c Kriel 56' c Marx 73' c Dixon 78' c Con: Kolbe (5/7) 6', 45', 57', 73', 79'	Report	Try: Genge 35' c Martin 40+1' c Coles 67' c Con: F. Smith (3/3) 35', 40+1, 68'

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 52,790
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)


FB	15	Damian Willemse
RW	14	Cheslin Kolbe
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse	28'	67'
FH	10	Manie Libbok
SH	9	Grant Williams		67'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese		65'	75'
BF	7	Cameron Hanekom		46'
OF	6	Paul de Villiers		46'
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
TP	3	Thomas du Toit		49'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx
LP	1	Ox Nché		8'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jan-Hendrik Wessels		65'
PR	17	Gerhard Steenekamp		8'		65'
PR	18	Zach Porthen		49'
BR	19	Marco van Staden		46'
BR	20	Ben-Jason Dixon		46'
SH	21	Cobus Reinach		67'
CE	22	André Esterhuizen		65'	75'
WG	23	Canan Moodie		67'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Marcus Smith
RW	14	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
OC	13	Tommy Freeman	70'
IC	12	Seb Atkinson
LW	11	Cadan Murley		54'
FH	10	Fin Smith
SH	9	Jack van Poortvliet		54'
N8	8	Ben Earl
OF	7	Tom Curry		54'
BF	6	Ollie Chessum
RL	5	George Martin		58'
LL	4	Alex Coles		74'
TP	3	Joe Heyes		65'
HK	2	Jamie George (c)		56'
LP	1	Ellis Genge		57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		56'
PR	17	Beno Obano		57'
PR	18	Asher Opoku-Fordjour		65'
LK	19	Charlie Ewels		74'
BR	20	Guy Pepper	72'	54'
BR	21	Henry Pollock		58'
SH	22	Alex Mitchell		54'
FH	23	Henry Slade		54'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Damian Willemse (South Africa)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

Paul de Villiers (South Africa) made his international debut.
Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Willemse (both South Africa) earned their 50th test caps.

4 July 2026
16:10 ART (UTC-03)

(1 BP) Argentina	38–47	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Oviedo 6' c Isgró 42' c Rapetti 65' c Cinti 76' c Moyano 78' c Con: Albornoz (5/5) 7', 42', 65', 76', 78' Pen: Albornoz (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Tuipulotu 17' c Schoeman 22' m Hutchinson 35' c Brown 51' c Cummings 55' c Hiddleston 68' c Rowe 73' c Con: Burke (3/3) 18', 69', 73' Jordan (3/4) 37', 52', 56'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba
Attendance: 34,560
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)


FB	15	Santiago Carreras
RW	14	Rodrigo Isgró		45'
OC	13	Lucio Cinti
IC	12	Faustino Sánchez Valarolo		60'
LW	11	Mateo Carreras
FH	10	Tomás Albornoz
SH	9	Gonzalo García		15'	29'	75'
N8	8	Joaquín Oviedo
OF	7	Santiago Grondona		60'
BF	6	Pablo Matera		69'
RL	5	Matías Alemanno		54'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Pedro Delgado		45'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)
LP	1	Mayco Vivas		45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ignacio Ruiz		69'
PR	17	Boris Wenger		45'
PR	18	Tomas Rapetti		45'
LK	19	Franco Molina		54'
BR	20	Joaquín Moro	68'	60'
SH	21	Agustín Moyano		15'	29'	75'
CE	22	Matías Moroni		60'
WG	23	Bautista Delguy		45'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Kyle Rowe
RW	14	Kyle Steyn	60'
OC	13	Rory Hutchinson
IC	12	Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW	11	Jamie Dobie 64'
FH	10	Tom Jordan	4'	18'	66'
SH	9	Ben White	60'
N8	8	Jack Dempsey	60'
OF	7	Rory Darge
BF	6	Matt Fagerson
RL	5	Scott Cummings
LL	4	Jonny Gray	48'
TP	3	Elliot Millar Mills	13'
HK	2	Ewan Ashman	60'
LP	1	Pierre Schoeman	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gregor Hiddleston	60'
PR	17	Rory Sutherland	60'
PR	18	Zander Fagerson	13'
LK	19	Alex Samuel	60'
LK	20	Gregor Brown	48'
SH	21	George Horne	60'
FH	22	Fergus Burke	4'	18'	66'
WG	23	Darcy Graham	60'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Sione Tuipulotu (Scotland)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Gregor Hiddleston (Scotland) made his international debut.
Matías Alemanno became the fifth Argentinean player to play 100 test caps.
Scotland's 47 points was the most they had scored in Argentina, surpassing the 44 they scored against Argentina on their 2018 Autumn tour.^[15]

Round 2

11 July 2026
17:10 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	47–17	Italy
Try: Darry 7' c Jordan (3) 29' c, 50' c, 53' c Roigard 40+1' c de Groot 47' m Vaa'i 80' c Con: Love (6/7) 8', 30', 40+2', 51', 53', 80+1'	Report	Try: Menoncello 2' c Marin 56' c Con: Allan (1/1) 3' P. Garbisi (1/1) 57' Pen: Allan (1/1) 17'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 33,087
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Billy Proctor
IC	12	Jordie Barrett	57'
LW	11	Leroy Carter	31'
FH	10	Ruben Love
SH	9	Cam Roigard	57'
N8	8	Ardie Savea (c)	65'
OF	7	Luke Jacobson	40'
BF	6	Wallace Sititi
RL	5	Tupou Vaa'i
LL	4	Sam Darry
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax	48'
HK	2	Codie Taylor	48'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot	49'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Samisoni Taukei'aho	48'
PR	17	George Bower	49'
PR	18	Pasilio Tosi	48'
LK	19	Josh Lord	65'
BR	20	Anton Segner	40'
SH	21	Cortez Ratima	57'
CE	22	Anton Lienert-Brown	57'
WG	23	Josh Moorby	31'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Tommaso Allan		57'
RW	14	Malik Faissal		40'
OC	13	Ignacio Brex
IC	12	Tommaso Menoncello
LW	11	Louis Lynagh
FH	10	Paolo Garbisi
SH	9	Stephen Varney
N8	8	Lorenzo Cannone	51'
OF	7	Michele Lamaro (c)			57'	72'
BF	6	Ross Vintcent		49'	57'
RL	5	Andrea Zambonin		63'
LL	4	Niccolò Cannone		43'
TP	3	Marco Riccioni		63'
HK	2	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo		54'
LP	1	Danilo Fischetti		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gianmarco Lucchesi		54'
PR	17	Mirco Spagnolo		54'
PR	18	Muhamed Hasa		63'
BR	19	Giulio Marini		49'
LK	20	Federico Ruzza		63'
LK	21	Riccardo Favretto		43'
SH	22	Alessandro Garbisi		57'
CE	23	Leonardo Marin		40'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Will Jordan (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

Josh Moorby, Anton Segner (both New Zealand) and Giulio Marini (Italy) made their international debuts.
Tyrel Lomax (New Zealand) earned this 50th test cap.^[16]
Will Jordan scored his 50th test try, surpassing Doug Howlett's 49 tries to become the All Blacks' top try scorer.^[17]
This was the most points Italy has scored against New Zealand in New Zealand, surpassing the 10 points scored in 2002.

11 July 2026
17:40 AEST (UTC+10)

(1 BP) Australia	26–42	France (1 BP)
Try: Paenga-Amosa 9' c McReight (2) 26' c, 33' c Williams 76' m Con: Lonergan (3/3) 10', 27', 34'	Report	Try: Meafou 2' c Grandidier-Nkanang (2) 17' m, 49' m Ntamack 52' c Verhaeghe 56' c Attissogbe 72' m Con: Lucu (3/5) 3', 53', 57' Pen: Lucu (2/2) 45', 62'

Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 52,121
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)


FB	15	Tom Wright	50'
RW	14	Max Jorgensen
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau		72'
LW	11	Dylan Pietsch
FH	10	Declan Meredith		58'
SH	9	Ryan Lonergan		58'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Fraser McReight
BF	6	Rob Valetini		58'
RL	5	Josh Canham		51'
LL	4	Jeremy Williams
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa		47'
HK	2	Josh Nasser		3'
LP	1	Angus Bell		51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Brandon Paenga-Amosa		3'
PR	17	James Slipper		51'
PR	18	Taniela Tupou		47'
LK	19	Lachlan Shaw		51'
BR	20	Nick Champion de Crespigny		58'
SH	21	Tate McDermott		58'
FB	22	Jock Campbell		58'
WG	23	Filipo Daugunu		72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Matthieu Jalibert
RW	14	Théo Attissogbe
OC	13	Fabien Brau-Boirie
IC	12	Yoram Moefana		69'
LW	11	Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang
FH	10	Romain Ntamack
SH	9	Maxime Lucu (c)		62'
N8	8	Marko Gazzotti
OF	7	Oscar Jégou		45'
BF	6	Lenni Nouchi
RL	5	Emmanuel Meafou	24'	52'
LL	4	Florian Verhaeghe		72'
TP	3	Demba Bamba		45'
HK	2	Peato Mauvaka		45'
LP	1	Moses Alo-Emile		45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Maxime Lamothe		45'
PR	17	Jefferson Poirot		45'
PR	18	Tevita Tatafu		45'
LK	19	Hugo Auradou		72'
LK	20	Tom Staniforth		52'
BR	21	Killian Tixeront		45'
SH	22	Nolann Le Garrec		62'
CE	23	Kalvin Gourgues		69'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Romain Ntamack (France)

Assistant referees:
Christophe Ridley (England)
Katsuki Furuse (Japan)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Declan Meredith (Australia), Moses Alo-Emile and Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang (both France) made their international debuts.
This was France's largest win against Australia in Australia (16 points), surpassing the previous nine-point margin set in 1990.^[18]
This was the most points France has scored against Australia in Australia, surpassing the 31 points scored in 2005.^[18]
France retained the Trophée des Bicentenaires for a record fourth consecutive time,^[19] and achieved their first win at Lang Park.^[18]

11 July 2026
20:10 AEST (UTC+10)

Japan	20–36	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Main 3' c Era 58' c Con: Matsunaga (2/2) 4', 59' Pen: Matsunaga (2/2) 17', 27'	Report	Try: Timoney 8' c O'Toole 20' m Henshaw 34' c Jansen 50' c Stewart 79' c Con: Frawley (3/4) 9', 34', 50' Byrne (1/1) 80' Pen: Byrne (1/1) 71'

Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle^[20]
Attendance: 11,021
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)


FB	15	Takurō Matsunaga
RW	14	Kazuma Ueda
OC	13	Dylan Riley		40'
IC	12	Yuya Hirose		31'
LW	11	Taira Main
FH	10	Ryūnosuke Itō
SH	9	Naoto Saitō		72'
N8	8	Jack Cornelsen			79'
OF	7	Kanji Shimokawa		51'
BF	6	Ben Gunter
RL	5	Warner Dearns (c)
LL	4	Harry Hockings		52'
TP	3	Shuhei Takeuchi		53'
HK	2	Mamoru Harada		47'	79'
LP	1	Takato Okabe		53'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Hayate Era	77'	47'
PR	17	Sojiro Otsuka		53'
PR	18	Keijiro Tamefusa		53'
LK	19	Michael Stolberg		52'
BR	20	Michael Leitch		51'
BR	21	Tiennan Costley		31'
SH	22	Itsuki Kamimura		72'
FH	23	Sam Greene		40'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Jamie Osborne
RW	14	Jimmy O'Brien
OC	13	Robbie Henshaw
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey	47'
LW	11	Jacob Stockdale	59'
FH	10	Ciarán Frawley
SH	9	Craig Casey	70'
N8	8	Sean Jansen	61'
OF	7	Nick Timoney
BF	6	Jack Conan	61'
RL	5	James Ryan
LL	4	Tadhg Beirne (c)
TP	3	Tom Clarkson	47'
HK	2	Rónan Kelleher	59'
LP	1	Tom O'Toole	54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Tom Stewart	59'
PR	17	Billy Bohan	54'
PR	18	Sam Illo	47'
LK	19	Cormac Izuchukwu	61'
BR	20	Bryn Ward	61'
SH	21	Nathan Doak	70'
FH	22	Harry Byrne	59'
CE	23	Bundee Aki	47'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Sean Jansen (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

Billy Bohan, Sean Jansen, Sam Illo and Bryn Ward (all Ireland) made their international debuts.
Rónan Kelleher (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.^[21]

11 July 2026
14:10 BST (UTC+1)

Fiji	8–73	England (1 BP)
Try: Ikanivere 47' m Pen: Muntz (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: M. Smith 5' c George 14' c Pepper 27' c Janse van Rensburg 34' c Atkinson 37' c Feyi-Waboso 53' c Pollock (3) 54' m, 67' c, 79' c Slade 59' c Caluori 64' m Con: F. Smith (9/11) 5', 15', 28', 35', 38', 54', 60', 68', 80'

Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool (England)^[22]
Attendance: 50,209^[23]
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)


FB	15	Salesi Rayasi
RW	14	Vuate Karawalevu		40'
OC	13	Kalaveti Ravouvou		60'
IC	12	Josua Tuisova
LW	11	Jiuta Wainiqolo
FH	10	Caleb Muntz
SH	9	Simione Kuruvoli	40+6'
N8	8	Levani Botia	27'	53'
OF	7	Lekima Tagitagivalu
BF	6	Peceli Yato		58'
RL	5	Isoa Nasilasila
LL	4	Tevita Ratuva		40'
TP	3	Mesake Doge		54'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere (c)		60'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi		54'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sam Matavesi		60'
PR	17	Livai Natave		54'
PR	18	Peni Ravai		54'
LK	19	Temo Mayanavanua		40'
BR	20	Elia Canakaivata		53'
BR	21	Pita Gus Sowakula		58'
SH	22	Frank Lomani		40'
FH	23	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula		60'
Coach:
Senirusi Seruvakula


FB	15	Marcus Smith
RW	14	Tommy Freeman
OC	13	Henry Slade	31'	40'
IC	12	Seb Atkinson			54'
LW	11	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
FH	10	Fin Smith
SH	9	Jack van Poortvliet	48'
N8	8	Ben Earl	60'
OF	7	Guy Pepper
BF	6	Ollie Chessum
RL	5	George Martin	48'
LL	4	Alex Coles
TP	3	Joe Heyes	54'
HK	2	Jamie George (c)	48'
LP	1	Ellis Genge	48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie	48'
PR	17	Asher Opoku-Fordjour	48'
PR	18	George Kloska	54'
BR	19	Tom Curry	60'
BR	20	Henry Pollock	48'
SH	21	Alex Mitchell	48'	57'
CE	22	Benhard Janse van Rensburg	31'	40'	54'
WG	23	Noah Caluori		57'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Fin Smith (England)^[24]

Assistant referees:
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Notes:

Noah Caluori, George Kloska, and Benhard Janse van Rensburg (all England) made their international debuts.
The red card issued to Simione Kuruvoli was a permanent red card and could not be replaced after 20 minutes.
This was England's largest win against Fiji by margin, and largest by score, surpassing their previous record (58–15) set in 2016.

11 July 2026
17:40 SAST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) South Africa	42–28	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Papier 16' c Roos 18' c E. Louw 57' c Willemse 59' c Porthen 65' c Kriel 77' c Con: Pollard (5/5) 17', 19', 58', 60', 66' Horn (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: M. Fagerson 33' c Rowe 39' c Bayliss 67' c White 69' c Con: Russell (4/4) 34', 40', 67', 70'

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 45,053
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)


FB	15	Aphelele Fassi
RW	14	Edwill van der Merwe
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian Willemse
LW	11	Ethan Hooker			45'
FH	10	Handré Pollard		41'	45'
SH	9	Embrose Papier		41'
N8	8	Evan Roos		41'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
OF	6	Paul de Villiers		66'
RL	5	Ruan Nortjé
LL	4	Cobus Wiese		31'
TP	3	Wilco Louw		41'
HK	2	Johan Grobbelaar		61'
LP	1	Boan Venter		41'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jan-Hendrik Wessels		41'
PR	17	Ntuthuko Mchunu		61'
PR	18	Zachary Porthen		41'
BR	19	Vincent Tshituka		66'
BR	20	Ben-Jason Dixon	41'	31'
BR	21	Elrigh Louw		41'
SH	22	Grant Williams		41'
WG	23	Quan Horn		41'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Kyle Rowe
RW	14	Kyle Steyn
OC	13	Rory Hutchinson	63'
IC	12	Sione Tuipulotu (c)
LW	11	Jamie Dobie	67'
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Ben White
N8	8	Jack Dempsey
OF	7	Rory Darge	40'
BF	6	Matt Fagerson	58'
RL	5	Scott Cummings
LL	4	Gregor Brown	63'
TP	3	Zander Fagerson	58'
HK	2	Ewan Ashman	58'
LP	1	Pierre Schoeman	67'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gregor Hiddleston	58'
PR	17	Rory Sutherland	67'
PR	18	Will Hurd	58'
LK	19	Max Williamson	63'
BR	20	Josh Bayliss	40'
BR	21	Magnus Bradbury	58'
FH	22	Tom Jordan	67'
CE	23	Stafford McDowall	63'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Handré Pollard (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

Rory Sutherland (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
This was Rassie Erasmus' 55th test match in charge of South Africa, a new record for a Springbok coach.^[25]

11 July 2026
16:10 ART (UTC-03)

Argentina	35–21	Wales
Try: Oviedo (2) 5' c, 47' c Piccardo 14' c Kremer 39' c S. Carreras 38' c Con: Albornoz (5/5) 6', 15', 35', 39', 48'	Report	Try: Lake 3' c Carré 23' c Warren 66' c Con: Costelow (3/3) 4', 23', 67'

Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)


FB	15	Santiago Carreras
RW	14	Bautista Delguy
OC	13	Lucio Cinti	49'
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Mateo Carreras	61'
FH	10	Tomás Albornoz
SH	9	Gonzalo García	49'
N8	8	Joaquín Oviedo	49'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer
BF	6	Santiago Grondona
RL	5	Matías Alemanno	30'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Tomas Rapetti	49'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)	35'	40'
LP	1	Boris Wenger	49'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ignacio Ruiz	35'	40'	61'
PR	17	Mayco Vivas	49'
PR	18	Francisco Coria Marchetti	49'
LK	19	Franco Molina	30'		61'
BR	20	Pablo Matera	49'
SH	21	Simon Benitez Cruz	49'
CE	22	Matías Moroni	49'
WG	23	Ignacio Mendy	61'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Blair Murray
RW	14	Ellis Mee	49'
OC	13	Eddie James	49'
IC	12	Joe Hawkins
LW	11	Josh Adams
FH	10	Sam Costelow
SH	9	Tomos Williams	72'
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright	66'
OF	7	Jac Morgan
BF	6	James Botham
RL	5	Adam Beard
LL	4	Ben Carter	49'
TP	3	Dillon Lewis	40'
HK	2	Dewi Lake (c)	57'
LP	1	Rhys Carré	40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ryan Elias	57'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	40'
PR	18	Ben Warren	40'
LK	19	Teddy Williams	49'
BR	20	Kane James	66'
SH	21	Kieran Hardy	72'
CE	22	Max Llewellyn	49'
WG	23	Louis Rees-Zammit	49'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
Joaquín Oviedo (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Guido Petti became the sixth Argentinean player to play 100 test caps.
Kane James (Wales) made his international debut.
Ryan Elias (Wales) earned this 50th test cap.
With this result, this was the first time Argentina has won three consecutive times against Wales.

Round 3

18 July 2026
19:10 NZST (UTC+12)

(1 BP) New Zealand	40–21	Ireland
Try: Tuipulotu 15' c Savea 22' c Jordan 35' c Aumua 39' c McKenzie 56' c Lienert-Brown 79' m Con: Love (5/6) 15', 23', 36', 40', 57'	Report	Try: Conan 33' c J. McCarthy 45' c Keenan 63' c Con: Prendergast (3/3) 34', 45', 63'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,153
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)


FB	15	Damian McKenzie
RW	14	Will Jordan
OC	13	Quinn Tupaea		68'
IC	12	Jordie Barrett
LW	11	Josh Moorby
FH	10	Ruben Love		57'
SH	9	Cam Roigard		73'
N8	8	Ardie Savea (c)
OF	7	Luke Jacobson	28'	73'
BF	6	Tupou Vaa'i
RL	5	Patrick Tuipulotu		58'
LL	4	Josh Lord
TP	3	Tyrel Lomax		5'	16'	58'
HK	2	Codie Taylor		31'
LP	1	Ethan de Groot		50'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Asafo Aumua		31'
PR	17	Xavier Numia		50'
PR	18	Fletcher Newell		5'	16'	58'
BR	19	Anton Segner		58'
BR	20	Peter Lakai		73'
SH	21	Cortez Ratima		73'
CE	22	Anton Lienert-Brown		68'
WG	23	Caleb Clarke		57'
Coach:
Dave Rennie


FB	15	Hugo Keenan
RW	14	Robert Baloucoune
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Stuart McCloskey				60'	75'
LW	11	Jimmy O'Brien	13'		22'	58'
FH	10	Sam Prendergast
SH	9	Jamison Gibson-Park	75'
N8	8	Jack Conan
OF	7	Josh van der Flier	58'
BF	6	Tadhg Beirne
RL	5	James Ryan	57'
LL	4	Joe McCarthy
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	60'
HK	2	Dan Sheehan (c)	68'
LP	1	Tom O'Toole	68'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rónan Kelleher	68'
PR	17	Jeremy Loughman	68'
PR	18	Tom Clarkson	60'
BR	19	Nick Timoney	57'
BR	20	Sean Jansen	58'
SH	21	Craig Casey	75'
FH	22	Ciarán Frawley	13'	20'	58'
CE	23	Bundee Aki		20'	22'	60'	75'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Damian McKenzie (New Zealand)

Assistant referees:
Luc Ramos (France)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

18 July 2026
17:40 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	15–42	France (1 BP)
Try: Ishida 15' m Otsuka 36' c Con: Matsunaga (1/2) 36' Pen: Matsunaga (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Lamothe (2) 2' c, 51' c Jalibert (2) 19' c, 43' c Roumat 23' c Lucu 30' c Con: Lucu (5/5) 3', 20', 24', 31', 52' Ntamack (1/1) 44'

Japan National Stadium, Tokyo^[5]
Attendance: 52,632
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Takurō Matsunaga
RW	14	Kazuma Ueda
OC	13	Dylan Riley
IC	12	Samisoni Tua
LW	11	Kippei Ishida		53'
FH	10	Ryūnosuke Itō		62'
SH	9	Naoto Saitō
N8	8	Jack Cornelsen		62'
OF	7	Ben Gunter
BF	6	Esei Ha'angana		49'
RL	5	Warner Dearns (c)
LL	4	Harry Hockings	18'	53'
TP	3	Keijiro Tamefusa		57'
HK	2	Hayate Era		62'
LP	1	Sojiro Otsuka		49'
Substitutions:
PR	16	Kenji Sato		62'
HK	17	Takato Okabe		49'
PR	18	Izi Sword		57'
LK	19	Michael Stolberg		53'
BR	20	Michael Leitch		49'
BR	21	Tiennan Costley		62'
WG	22	Taira Main		53'
FB	23	Shunsuke Uenobo		62'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Matthieu Jalibert	58'
RW	14	Théo Attissogbe
OC	13	Fabien Brau-Boirie
IC	12	Yoram Moefana		56'
LW	11	Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang
FH	10	Romain Ntamack
SH	9	Maxime Lucu (c)		68'
N8	8	Alexandre Roumat
OF	7	Marko Gazzotti	77'
BF	6	Lenni Nouchi		7'	18'	63'
RL	5	Emmanuel Meafou		56'
LL	4	Florian Verhaeghe		7'	18'	40'
TP	3	Régis Montagne		56'
HK	2	Maxime Lamothe		56'
LP	1	Jefferson Poirot		56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Peato Mauvaka		56'
PR	17	Reda Wardi		56'
PR	18	Sipili Falatea		56'
LK	19	Hugo Auradou		7'	18'	40'
LK	20	Tom Staniforth		56'
BR	21	Killian Tixeront		7'	18'	63'
SH	22	Paul Graou		68'
CE	23	Kalvin Gourgues		56'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Matthieu Jalibert (France)

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

Esei Ha'angana, Izi Sword, Shunsuke Uenobo (all Japan) and Paul Graou (France) made their international debuts.

18 July 2026
18:10 AWST (UTC+8)

(1 BP) Australia	57–10	Italy
Try: Canham (3) 4' m, 27' m, 52' c Wright 9' c Paenga-Amosa 12' c Bell 31' c Ikitau 40+1' c Pollard 64' m Donaldson 80' c Con: Lonergan (5/7) 10', 13', 32', 40+1', 53' Donaldson (1/2) 80+1'	Report	Try: Lamaro 20' m Ioane 41' m

Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 19,268
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)


FB	15	Tom Wright
RW	14	Max Jorgensen
OC	13	Joseph Sua'ali'i
IC	12	Len Ikitau	67'
LW	11	Harry Potter
FH	10	Declan Meredith	65'
SH	9	Ryan Lonergan	59'
N8	8	Harry Wilson (c)
OF	7	Carlo Tizzano	63'
BF	6	Rob Valetini
RL	5	Jeremy Williams	58'
LL	4	Josh Canham
TP	3	Allan Alaalatoa	53'
HK	2	Brandon Paenga-Amosa	58'
LP	1	Angus Bell	53'	71'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Billy Pollard	58'
PR	17	James Slipper	53'	71'
PR	18	Zane Nonggorr	53'
LK	19	Miles Amatosero	58'
BR	20	Fraser McReight	63'
SH	21	Tate McDermott	59'
FH	22	Ben Donaldson	65'
WG	23	Filipo Daugunu	67'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Lorenzo Pani		65'
RW	14	Louis Lynagh
OC	13	Ignacio Brex
IC	12	Paolo Odogwu
LW	11	Monty Ioane
FH	10	Paolo Garbisi		53'
SH	9	Alessandro Garbisi		53'	65'	73'
N8	8	Ross Vintcent
OF	7	Michele Lamaro (c)		46'	58'
BF	6	Riccardo Favretto
RL	5	Federico Ruzza		58'
LL	4	Giulio Marini
TP	3	Marco Riccioni	66'	55'
HK	2	Gianmarco Lucchesi		53'
LP	1	Muhamed Hasa		46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Pablo Dimcheff		53'
PR	17	Danilo Fischetti		46'
PR	18	Ion Neculai		55'
LK	19	Andrea Zambonin		58'
LK	20	Alessandro Ortombina		46'	58'
SH	21	Alessandro Fusco		53'	65'	73'
FH	22	Giacomo Da Re		53'
CE	23	Leonardo Marin		65'
Coach:
German Fernandez ^{[N 1]}

Player of the Match:
Josh Canham (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

The attendance of 19,268 was a record attendance for an Australian Test match at the venue.^[28]

18 July 2026
14:10 BST (UTC+1)

Fiji	17–33	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Ikanivere 16' m Ravutaumada 19' m Canakaivata 34' m Con: Armstrong-Ravula (1/3) 35'	Report	Try: Gray 14' c Schoeman 54' c Dobie (2) 61' c, 76' m Cummings 74' m Con: Horne (1/1) 14' Burke (3/4) 55', 61', 74'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (Scotland)
Attendance: 55,125
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)


FB	15	Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula		74'
RW	14	Selestino Ravutaumada
OC	13	Virimi Vakatawa		69'
IC	12	Josua Tuisova
LW	11	Jiuta Wainiqolo
FH	10	Caleb Muntz
SH	9	Frank Lomani		74'
N8	8	Elia Canakaivata
OF	7	Lekima Tagitagivalu	25'	50'	61'
BF	6	Pita Gus Sowakula			61'
RL	5	Temo Mayanavanua		61'
LL	4	Isoa Nasilasila
TP	3	Mesake Doge		48'
HK	2	Tevita Ikanivere (c)		74'
LP	1	Eroni Mawi		48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sam Matavesi		74'
PR	17	Livai Natave		48'
PR	18	Peni Ravai		48'
LK	19	Mesake Vocevoce		61'
BR	20	Kitione Salawa Jr.		50'
SH	21	Sam Wye		74'
FH	22	Isikeli Rabitu		69'
FB	23	Salesi Rayasi		74'
Coach:
Senirusi Seruvakula


FB	15	Tom Jordan
RW	14	Darcy Graham	55'
OC	13	Ollie Smith
IC	12	Stafford McDowall (c)
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe
FH	10	Fergus Burke
SH	9	George Horne	48'	61'	71'
N8	8	Gregor Brown	58'
OF	7	Freddy Douglas
BF	6	Josh Bayliss
RL	5	Max Williamson	48'
LL	4	Jonny Gray	50'
TP	3	D'Arcy Rae	48'
HK	2	Gregor Hiddleston	66'
LP	1	Rory Sutherland	48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Seb Stephen	66'
PR	17	Pierre Schoeman	48'
PR	18	Zander Fagerson	48'
LK	19	Scott Cummings	50'
BR	20	Liam McConnell	58'
BR	21	Magnus Bradbury	48'
SH	22	Jamie Dobie	48'	61'	71'
CE	23	Sione Tuipulotu	55'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Stafford McDowall (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Notes:

Virimi Vakatawa (Fiji) and Seb Stephen (Scotland) made their international debuts.

18 July 2026
17:40 SAST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) South Africa	43–0	Wales
Try: J. Wiese 5' c Reinach 14' c Kriel 40+1' m Williams 41' c Jantjies 63' m Arendse 69' m de Villiers 80' c Con: Moyo (3/4) 6', 15', 42' Libbok (1/3) 80'	Report

Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 40,299
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


FB	15	Aphelele Fassi	60'
RW	14	Jaco Williams
OC	13	Jesse Kriel
IC	12	Damian de Allende
LW	11	Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH	10	Vusi Moyo	48'
SH	9	Cobus Reinach	52'
N8	8	Jasper Wiese	54'
BF	7	Pieter-Steph du Toit (c)
OF	6	Paul de Villiers
RL	5	Ruben van Heerden
LL	4	Cobus Wiese	48'
TP	3	Carlü Sadie	48'
HK	2	Malcolm Marx	48'
LP	1	Gerhard Steenekamp	48'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andre-Hugo Venter	48'
HK	17	Jan-Hendrik Wessels	48'
PR	18	Wilco Louw	48'
BR	19	Ben-Jason Dixon	48'
BR	20	Marco van Staden	54'
SH	21	Herschel Jantjies	52'
FH	22	Manie Libbok	48'
FB	23	Damian Willemse	60'
Coach:
Rassie Erasmus


FB	15	Blair Murray
RW	14	Louis Rees-Zammit
OC	13	Max Llewellyn		40'
IC	12	Ben Thomas			66'	76'
LW	11	Ellis Mee
FH	10	Dan Edwards
SH	9	Tomos Williams		74'
N8	8	Aaron Wainwright		44'
OF	7	Jac Morgan
BF	6	Alex Mann		65'
RL	5	Adam Beard
LL	4	Teddy Williams		54'
TP	3	Dillon Lewis		54'	66'	76'
HK	2	Dewi Lake (c)		40'
LP	1	Rhys Carré		40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ryan Elias		40'
PR	17	Nicky Smith		40'
PR	18	Ben Warren	63'	54'
LK	19	Freddie Thomas		54'
BR	20	Tommy Reffell		65'
BR	21	James Botham		44'
SH	22	Reuben Morgan-Williams		74'
CE	23	Joe Hawkins		40'
Coach:
Steve Tandy

Player of the Match:
Paul de Villiers (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Pierre Brousset (France)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

Vusi Moyo, Carlü Sadie, Ruben van Heerden and Jaco Williams (all South Africa) made their international debuts.

18 July 2026
16:10 ART (UTC-03)

(1 BP) Argentina	24–31	England (1 BP)
Try: M. Carreras 43' c Penalty try 56' Piccardo 80' c Con: Albornoz (2/2) 44', 80' Pen: Albornoz (1/1) 30'	Report	Try: Freeman 4' m Earl (2) 24' c, 33' c M. Smith 62' Feyi-Waboso 69' m Con: F. Smith (3/5) 24', 33', 62'

Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
Attendance: 22,225
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Santiago Carreras	62'
RW	14	Bautista Delguy
OC	13	Matías Moroni
IC	12	Justo Piccardo
LW	11	Mateo Carreras	24'	51'
FH	10	Tomás Albornoz
SH	9	Gonzalo García		60'
N8	8	Joaquín Oviedo	60'
OF	7	Marcos Kremer		60'
BF	6	Santiago Grondona		46'
RL	5	Matías Alemanno		46'
LL	4	Guido Petti
TP	3	Tomas Rapetti		46'
HK	2	Julián Montoya (c)		60'
LP	1	Mayco Vivas		46'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ignacio Ruiz		60'
PR	17	Boris Wenger		46'
PR	18	Pedro Delgado		46'
LK	19	Efraín Elías		46'
BR	20	Pablo Matera		46'
BR	21	Joaquín Moro		60'
SH	22	Simon Benitez Cruz		60'
CE	23	Lucio Cinti		51'
Coach:
Felipe Contepomi


FB	15	Marcus Smith			77'
RW	14	Tommy Freeman
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Seb Atkinson				74'	79'
LW	11	Immanuel Feyi-Waboso		79'
FH	10	Fin Smith		45'	56'
SH	9	Jack van Poortvliet	51'	70'
N8	8	Ben Earl		55'
OF	7	Guy Pepper
BF	6	Ollie Chessum
RL	5	George Martin		67'
LL	4	Alex Coles	55'
TP	3	Joe Heyes		66'
HK	2	Jamie George (c)		49'
LP	1	Ellis Genge		49'	77'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie		49'
PR	17	Emmanuel Iyogun	76'	49'
PR	18	George Kloska		66'
BR	19	Tom Curry		67'
BR	20	Henry Pollock	73'	55'
SH	21	Ben Spencer		70'
CE	22	Benhard Janse van Rensburg		45'	56'	74'	79'
WG	23	Noah Caluori		79'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (England)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Emmanuel Iyogun (England) made his international debut.
The seven yellow cards given throughout the match by referee Angus Gardner was a test record.^[29]

Notes

↑ Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada received a one-match ban for this game and was replaced by Fernandez for the game as acting head coach.^[26]^[27]

References

1 2 "Hemispheres collide and rugby's future redefined with 2026 Nations Championship". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
1 2 3 Henson, Mike (17 November 2025). "Nations Championship to feature north v south hemisphere contest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
↑ "Newcastle to host historic Japan-Ireland Nations Championship Test". Rugby.com/au. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
↑ Napier, Liam (4 July 2026). "All Blacks v France result: Dave Rennie era begins with nail-biting win in Christchurch". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
1 2 "Japan Men's 2026 Domestic Match Schedule Announced". en.rugby-japan.jp. Japan Rugby Football Union. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
↑ "Japan stifles Italy for the first time since 2018 in Nations Championship rugby". ABC News. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026 – via Associated Press. Japan extended the lead to 24–10 straight after when, after 16 phases, player of the match Ben Gunter busted through four Italians to touch down.
↑ "Brave Blossoms Beat Italy for The First Time Since 2018 to Open Nations Championship 2026". Rugby Asia 247. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026. It was the tied-biggest scoring margin over Italy – which was in Oita in 2017.
↑ Pentony, Luke (4 July 2026). "Wallabies pipped by Ireland 33–31 in Nations Championship Test". ABC News.
↑ Gallan, Daniel (4 July 2026). "Australia 31–33 Ireland: Nations Championship rugby union international – as it happened". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 July 2026. That's six straight wins for Ireland over Australia.
↑ Williamson, Nathan (4 July 2026). "Wallabies fight falls short as Ireland hold on in Sydney thriller". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2026. It makes it six wins in a row for the Irish over Australia as the Wallabies were quick to console the playmaker.
↑ "Wales to face Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
↑ "Nations Championship: Wales seal bonus-point victory against Fiji". BBC Sport. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ Burnard, Lloyd (5 July 2026). "Communication error sees wrong Damian named man of the match for Boks | 2026 Nations Championship". News24. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ "Match Report: Argentina 38–47 Scotland". scottishrugby.org. Scottish Rugby Union. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ "Nations Championship: Scotland enjoy seven-try victory in Argentina". BBC Sport. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ McConnell, Lynn (11 July 2026). "All Blacks v Italy | Nations Championship Match Preview". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
↑ Napier, Liam (11 July 2026). "All Blacks v Italy: Will Jordan breaks record but growing pains remain for Dave Rennie's side". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
1 2 3 Pentony, Luke (11 July 2026). "Wallabies lose 42–26 to France in Nations Championship Test in Brsbane". ABC News.
↑ Wasiliev, Nick (11 July 2026). "France equal 60-year record in historic second-half performance against Wallabies". Rugby.com.au.
↑ "Ireland to play Japan in Newcastle, Australia in Nations Championship". RTÉ. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
↑ "Japan vs Ireland – Nations Championship 2026 Match Preview". Rugby Asia 24/7. 9 July 2026.
↑ "Hill Dickinson Stadium To Host Historic Fiji v England Nations Championship Fixture". evertonfc.com. Everton FC. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
↑ Henson, Mike (11 July 2026). "Eleven-try England thrash sorry Fiji to end losing run". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
↑ Telfer, Alastair (11 July 2026). "Nations Championship: Pollock hat-trick as England score 11 tries v 14-man Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
↑ "Erasmus becomes record-breaking Springbok coach". springboks.rugby. South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2026.
↑ Italrugby, Fernandez verso l’Australia: “Obiettivo gestire il ritmo gara”
↑ Disciplinary update: Gonzalo Quesada (Italy)
↑ Williamson, Nathan (18 July 2026). "ASs It Happened: Wallabies send off Schmidt in style after Italy thumping". Rugby.com.au. It sends off Joe Schmidt in style, with a Wallabies record crowd of 19,268 packing into HBF Park, the largest at the stadium.
↑ Calvert, Lee (19 July 2026). "Argentina 24–31 England: Nations Championship rugby – as it happened". The Guardian. Well, that had pretty much everything: tries, a glimpse of a comeback, a record number of yellow cards in a test match, plenty of off the ball aggro, and a final TMO controversy. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

[28] Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada received a one-match ban for this game and was replaced by Fernandez for the game as acting head coach.^[26]^[27]

[SixNations-1] 1 2 "Hemispheres collide and rugby's future redefined with 2026 Nations Championship". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[BBC-2] 1 2 3 Henson, Mike (17 November 2025). "Nations Championship to feature north v south hemisphere contest". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[JPNvIRE-3] "Newcastle to host historic Japan-Ireland Nations Championship Test". Rugby.com/au. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[4] Napier, Liam (4 July 2026). "All Blacks v France result: Dave Rennie era begins with nail-biting win in Christchurch". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[Japan-5] 1 2 "Japan Men's 2026 Domestic Match Schedule Announced". en.rugby-japan.jp. Japan Rugby Football Union. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.

[6] "Japan stifles Italy for the first time since 2018 in Nations Championship rugby". ABC News. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026 – via Associated Press. Japan extended the lead to 24–10 straight after when, after 16 phases, player of the match Ben Gunter busted through four Italians to touch down.

[7] "Brave Blossoms Beat Italy for The First Time Since 2018 to Open Nations Championship 2026". Rugby Asia 247. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026. It was the tied-biggest scoring margin over Italy – which was in Oita in 2017.

[8] Pentony, Luke (4 July 2026). "Wallabies pipped by Ireland 33–31 in Nations Championship Test". ABC News.

[9] Gallan, Daniel (4 July 2026). "Australia 31–33 Ireland: Nations Championship rugby union international – as it happened". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 July 2026. That's six straight wins for Ireland over Australia.

[10] Williamson, Nathan (4 July 2026). "Wallabies fight falls short as Ireland hold on in Sydney thriller". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2026. It makes it six wins in a row for the Irish over Australia as the Wallabies were quick to console the playmaker.

[Fiji-11] "Wales to face Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[12] "Nations Championship: Wales seal bonus-point victory against Fiji". BBC Sport. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[13] Burnard, Lloyd (5 July 2026). "Communication error sees wrong Damian named man of the match for Boks | 2026 Nations Championship". News24. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[14] "Match Report: Argentina 38–47 Scotland". scottishrugby.org. Scottish Rugby Union. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[15] "Nations Championship: Scotland enjoy seven-try victory in Argentina". BBC Sport. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[16] McConnell, Lynn (11 July 2026). "All Blacks v Italy | Nations Championship Match Preview". allblacks.com. New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[17] Napier, Liam (11 July 2026). "All Blacks v Italy: Will Jordan breaks record but growing pains remain for Dave Rennie's side". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[aus-fra-18] 1 2 3 Pentony, Luke (11 July 2026). "Wallabies lose 42–26 to France in Nations Championship Test in Brsbane". ABC News.

[19] Wasiliev, Nick (11 July 2026). "France equal 60-year record in historic second-half performance against Wallabies". Rugby.com.au.

[Japan_v_Ireland-20] "Ireland to play Japan in Newcastle, Australia in Nations Championship". RTÉ. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

[21] "Japan vs Ireland – Nations Championship 2026 Match Preview". Rugby Asia 24/7. 9 July 2026.

[Fiji_v_England-22] "Hill Dickinson Stadium To Host Historic Fiji v England Nations Championship Fixture". evertonfc.com. Everton FC. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.

[23] Henson, Mike (11 July 2026). "Eleven-try England thrash sorry Fiji to end losing run". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[24] Telfer, Alastair (11 July 2026). "Nations Championship: Pollock hat-trick as England score 11 tries v 14-man Fiji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[25] "Erasmus becomes record-breaking Springbok coach". springboks.rugby. South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2026.

[26] Italrugby, Fernandez verso l’Australia: “Obiettivo gestire il ritmo gara”

[27] Disciplinary update: Gonzalo Quesada (Italy)

[29] Williamson, Nathan (18 July 2026). "ASs It Happened: Wallabies send off Schmidt in style after Italy thumping". Rugby.com.au. It sends off Joe Schmidt in style, with a Wallabies record crowd of 19,268 packing into HBF Park, the largest at the stadium.

[30] Calvert, Lee (19 July 2026). "Argentina 24–31 England: Nations Championship rugby – as it happened". The Guardian. Well, that had pretty much everything: tries, a glimpse of a comeback, a record number of yellow cards in a test match, plenty of off the ball aggro, and a final TMO controversy. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

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Championship division: Tables

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See also

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