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.
Series and tours
Series
| Series | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Australia–British & Irish Lions test series | TBD | |
| Argentina–England test series | TBD | |
| New Zealand–France test series | TBD | |
| South Africa–Italy test series | TBD | |
Tours
| Team | Tour | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Europe + Americas (Tier II) |  British & Irish Lions (TBD) –  Chile (TBD)
|
 England
|
Americas | Argentina (TBD) –  United States (TBD)
|
 Ireland
|
Europe (Tier II) |  Portugal (TBD) –  Romania (TBD) –  Georgia (TBD)
|
Fixtures
June
| 20 June 2025 20:00 IST (UTC+01) |
| British & Irish Lions | v | Argentina |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
| 21 June 2025 15:15 BST (UTC+1) |
| England XV | v |  France XV |
| Allianz Stadium, London |
5 July
| 5 July 2025 15:35 NZST (UTC+12) |
Māori All Blacks  | v |  Scotland |
| Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei |
| 5 July 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | France |
| Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
| 5 July 2025 |
South Africa  | v |  Italy |
| TBA |
| 5 July 2025 |
| Argentina | v | England |
| TBA |
| 6 July 2025 |
Australia  | v |  Fiji |
| McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle |
12 July
| 12 July 2025 |
| Pacific Island team (TBA) | v | Scotland |
| TBA |
| 12 July 2025 |
Japan  | v |  Wales |
| TBA |
| 12 July 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | France |
| Sky Stadium, Wellington |
| 12 July 2025 |
| South Africa | v | Italy |
| TBA |
| 12 July 2025 |
| Argentina | v | England |
| TBA |
19 July
| 19 July 2025 |
| Pacific Island team (TBA) | v | Scotland |
| TBA |
| 19 July 2025 |
| Japan | v | Wales |
| TBA |
| 19 July 2025 19:05 NZST (UTC+12) |
| New Zealand | v | France |
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
| 19 July 2025 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | British & Irish Lions |
| Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| 19 July 2025 |
| South Africa | v | Georgia |
| TBA |
| 19 July 2025 |
| Chile | v | Argentina |
| TBA |
| 19 July 2025 |
| United States | v | England |
| TBA |
26 July
| 26 July 2025 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | British & Irish Lions |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
August
| 2 August 2025 19:45 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Australia | v | British & Irish Lions |
| Accor Stadium, Sydney |
See also
- 2025 end-of-year rugby union tests (2025 Autumn/Spring Internationals)
- 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
- 2025 Pacific Nations Cup
References
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- 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.
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- ^ "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.
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