The 2020 mid-year rugby union internationals (also known as the summer internationals in the Northern Hemisphere) were international rugby union matches that were planned to be played during the July international window. They were all postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Series
editFrance 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
editItaly 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
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June
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3 July
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11 July
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edit| 18 July 2020 17:05 EDT (UTC-4) |
| South Africa | Cancelled |  Georgia |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth[13] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Postponed to 25 October 2020.
References
edit- ^ "World Rugby postpones July internationals". 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Venues named for England's Tests in Japan". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Leones vs Classic All Blacks, el 29 de mayo de 2020 en el Wanda Metropolitano". 27 October 2019.
- ^ "QUILTER CUP - ENGLAND XV V BARBARIANS". 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Wales Summer Tour 2020". 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Georgian Rugby Boss Focussed on #RWC2023 France". 24 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Brisbane to host 2020 Qantas Wallabies blockbusters". 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "England tour of Japan: Venues named for two Tests in 2020". BBC. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Argentina to host France and Italy in July 2020". 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Wales to tour New Zealand in July". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b "French Barbarians headed to Montreal and New York". 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Canada book Italy for July in Halifax". January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Springboks to host Scotland and Georgia in July 2020". 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Scotland to visit New Zealand for one Test in summer of 2020". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.