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. It is expected to be the last mid-year window in which “Tier I” countries (the SANZAAR teams and teams that make up the Six Nations Championship) compete in the non-organised format, following the creation of the Nations Championship.[1]
Series and tours
editSeries
edit| Series | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Australia–British & Irish Lions test series[2] | TBD | |
| Argentina–England test series[3] | TBD | |
| New Zealand–France test series[4][5] | TBD | |
| South Africa–Italy test series[6] | TBD | |
Tours
edit| Team | Tour | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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Europe + Americas (Tier II) |  British & Irish Lions (TBD)[2] –  Chile (TBD)[7]
|
 England
|
Americas | Argentina (TBD) –  United States (TBD)[3]
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 Ireland
|
Europe (Tier II) |  Portugal (TBD)[8] –  Romania (TBD) –  Georgia (TBD)[9]
|
June
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July
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5 July
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9 July
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12 July
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19 July
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editThis fixture was due to be played against the Melbourne Rebels, however the Rebels were disbanded in 2024.[12]
26 July
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See also
edit- 2025 end-of-year rugby union tests (2025 Autumn/Spring Internationals)
- 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
References
edit- ^ Cully, Paul (2 July 2023). "Nations Championship will finally fix world rugby's Test schedule". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment.
- ^ a b Jones, Chris (19 July 2023). "British and Irish Lions to play combined New Zealand–Australia XV on 2025 tour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b Wright, Jared (20 June 2024). "England 'in talks' to end a 24-year wait for USA Tests as 2025 schedule takes shape – report". PlanetRugby.
- ^ Smith, Ben (11 June 2024). "XV de France : une tournée contre les All Blacks en 2025 sans les premiums" [XV of France: a tour against the All Blacks in 2025 without premiums]. RugbyPass (in French).
- ^ Raulin, Maxime; Paturaud, Jean-François (6 June 2024). "Joueurs « Premium », cogestion avec les clubs : le grand projet de Fabien Galthié pour l'élite du rugby français" [Premium players, co-management with clubs: Fabien Galthié's grand plan for the French rugby elite]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
- ^ Skippers, David (13 October 2024). "Springboks' opponents for 2025 mid-year internationals revealed – report". PlanetRugby.
- ^ a b "Argentina to Face Chile in July 2025". Americas Rugby News. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Ireland to play first ever Test match against Portugal in 2025". www.rugbypass.com. 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Ireland set to tour Georgia and Romania during 2025 Lions tour". www.independent.ie. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "The Lions to play Argentina in Dublin". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "British & Irish Lions announce itinerary for 2025 Tour of Australia". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne Rebels to be dropped from Super Rugby after Rugby Australia reject rescue deal". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.