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Summer Internationals & Lions Tour

The Lions Tour of Australia will dominate rugby headlines during the summer of 2025, but the four home unions – England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – will also embark on their own summer tours.

England will tour Argentina and the USA; Ireland will visit Georgia and Portugal; Scotland will tour the South Pacific; while Wales will head to Japan.

See also the fixtures for the Autumn Internationals in November 2025.

Summer Internationals 2025 Fixtures

Kick-off times are shown in British Summer Time (BST), with local time shown in brackets where applicable.

WEEK 1

Friday 20th June 2025

Lions Argentina Lions 24-28 Argentina Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700

Saturday 21st June 2025

England XV France XV England XV 24-26 France XV Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Attendance: 34,129

WEEK 2

Friday 27th June 2025

Namibia Italy Namibia 6-73 Italy Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 2,000

Saturday 28th June 2025

Western Force Lions Western Force 7-54 Lions Optus Stadium, Perth Attendance: 46,656
South Africa Barbarians South Africa 54-7 Barbarians DHL Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 45,000

WEEK 3

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Queensland Reds Lions Queensland Reds 12-52 Lions Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 46,435

Saturday 5th July 2025

Maori All Blacks Scotland Maori All Blacks 26-29 Scotland Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei Attendance: 10,150
Japan Wales Japan 24-19 Wales Mikuni World Stadium, Kitakyushu Attendance: 13,487
New Zealand France New Zealand 31-27 France Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,532
NSW Waratahs Lions NSW Waratahs 10-21 Lions Allianz Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 40,568
South Africa Italy South Africa 42-24 Italy Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 42,632
Georgia Ireland Georgia 5-34 Ireland Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 25,000
Argentina England Argentina 12-35 England Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi, Buenos Aires Attendance: 32,000

Sunday 6th July 2025

Australia Fiji Australia 21-18 Fiji McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Attendance: 28,132

WEEK 4

Wednesday 9th July 2025

ACT Brumbies Lions ACT Brumbies 24-36 Lions GIO Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 23,116

Saturday 12th July 2025

Fiji Scotland Fiji v Scotland HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Kick-off: 4:00am (3:00pm local)
Japan Wales Japan v Wales Noevir Stadium, Kobe Kick-off: 6:50am (2:50pm local)
New Zealand France New Zealand v France Sky Stadium, Wellington Kick-off: 8:05am (7:05pm local)
Invitational AU and NZ Lions Invitational AU and NZ v Lions Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Kick-off: 11:00am (8:00pm local)
South Africa Italy South Africa v Italy Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha Kick-off: 4:10pm (5:10pm local)
Portugal Ireland Portugal v Ireland Estadio Nacional, Lisbon Kick-off: 7:00pm (7:00pm local)
Argentina England Argentina v England Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Kick-off: 8:40pm (4:40pm local)

WEEK 5

Friday 18th July 2025

Samoa Scotland Samoa v Scotland Eden Park, Auckland Kick-off: 9:05am (8:05pm local)

Saturday 19th July 2025

New Zealand France New Zealand v France FMG Stadium, Hamilton Kick-off: 8:05am (7:05pm local)
South Africa Georgia South Africa v Georgia Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Kick-off: 4:10pm (5:10pm local)
Argentina Uruguay Argentina v Uruguay Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Kick-off: 8:40pm (4:40pm local)

WEEK 6

Tuesday 22nd July 2025

First Nations and Pasifika XV Lions First Nations and Pasifika XV v Lions Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Kick-off: 11:00am (8:00pm local)

Saturday 26th July 2025


WEEK 7

Saturday 2nd August 2025

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Summer Internationals Rugby News

Luke Northmore in action for Harlequins v Bristol in 2024 Premiership match

Luke Northmore set for England debut in second Test against Argentina

10th July 2025

Luke Northmore is set to make his first start for England in the second and final Test against Argentina.

Rory Darge at Scotland training session

Scotland focused on big picture with Fiji clash key to world ranking

10th July 2025

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has one eye on the “bigger picture” as his side prepare to face Fiji in the first test of their Pacific islands tour in Suva on Saturday.

Alex Kendellen in action for Ireland v Italy during the 2021 U20s Six Nations

Alex Kendellen, Shayne Bolton and Hugh Gavin to make Ireland debuts

10th July 2025

Alex Kendellen, Shayne Bolton and Hugh Gavin will make Ireland debuts in Saturday evening’s match against Portugal in Lisbon.

Owen Farrell at Lions training session in Canberra during 2025 Lions tour

Owen Farrell among replacements for Lions' final tour match ahead of first Test

10th July 2025

Owen Farrell is among the replacements for Saturday’s British and Irish Lions clash with an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV after being drafted into the squad.

Dan Edwards in action for Ospreys v Scarlets during 2025 Challenge Cup match

Dan Edwards handed first start for Wales in second Japan Test

10th July 2025

Dan Edwards will make his first start for Wales in Saturday’s second Test against Japan.