2020 July rugby union tests

The 2020 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) are international rugby union matches that were planned to be played during the July international window. They have all been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Series

France and Wales are to tour Argentina and New Zealand respectively as they did in 2016. They will both play a two-test series as France did four years prior, but unlike Wales as they played New Zealand three times. Ireland are again to tour Australia like they did in 2018, but this time would also play two tests instead of their previous three.[2]

Event Result Victor
Argentina v France test series
Australia v Ireland test series
Japan v England test series
New Zealand v Wales test series
South Africa v Scotland test series

Other tours

Italy are to play Argentina while Scotland are to play New Zealand on 18 July.

Team/Tour Opponents
Wales tour  Japan
Italy tour  United States –  Canada –  Argentina
Scotland tour  New Zealand
Georgia tour Blue Bulls – South Africa A –  South Africa

Fixtures

May
29 May 2020
20:45 CEST (UTC+02)
Spain  Postponed Classic All Blacks

June
21 June 2020
15:00 BST (UTC+01)
England  Postponed[lower-alpha 1] Barbarians
27 June 2020
Japan  Cancelled  Wales

3 July
3 July 2020
Blue Bulls Cancelled  Georgia
TBA [6]

4 July
4 July 2020
Australia  Cancelled  Ireland
4 July 2020
Japan  Cancelled  England
4 July 2020
Argentina  Cancelled  France
4 July 2020
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Cancelled  Wales
4 July 2020
17:05 EDT (UTC-4)
South Africa  Cancelled  Scotland
4 July 2020
Canada  Cancelled French Barbarians
4 July 2020
United States  Cancelled  Italy
TBA

11 July
11 July 2020
South Africa A Cancelled  Georgia
TBA [6]
11 July 2020
Australia  Cancelled  Ireland
11 July 2020
Japan  Cancelled  England
11 July 2020
Postponed
Argentina  Cancelled  France
11 July 2020
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Cancelled  Wales
11 July 2020
17:05 EDT (UTC-4)
South Africa  Cancelled  Scotland
11 July 2020
United States  Cancelled French Barbarians
11 July 2020
Canada  Cancelled  Italy

18 July
18 July 2020
17:05 EDT (UTC-4)
South Africa  Cancelled  Georgia
18 July 2020
Argentina  Cancelled  Italy
18 July 2020
Australia  Cancelled  Fiji
18 July 2020
19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand  Cancelled  Scotland

See also

Notes
  1. Postponed to 25 October 2020.

References
  1. "World Rugby postpones July internationals". 15 May 2020.
  2. "Venues named for England's Tests in Japan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Leones vs Classic All Blacks, el 29 de mayo de 2020 en el Wanda Metropolitano". 27 October 2019.
  4. "QUILTER CUP - ENGLAND XV V BARBARIANS". 10 January 2020.
  5. "Wales Summer Tour 2020". 10 January 2020.
  6. "Georgian Rugby Boss Focussed on #RWC2023 France". 24 January 2020.
  7. "Brisbane to host 2020 Qantas Wallabies blockbusters". 27 October 2019.
  8. "England tour of Japan: Venues named for two Tests in 2020". BBC. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. "Argentina to host France and Italy in July 2020". 9 December 2019.
  10. "Wales to tour New Zealand in July". 21 June 2019.
  11. "French Barbarians headed to Montreal and New York". 8 November 2019.
  12. "Canada book Italy for July in Halifax". January 23, 2020.
  13. "Springboks to host Scotland and Georgia in July 2020". 27 November 2019.
  14. "Scotland to visit New Zealand for one Test in summer of 2020". 21 June 2019.
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