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Follow the 2022 July Internationals on RugbyPass
By Sam Smith
The 2022 Mid-Year Internationals or July Internationals (known as the Summer Internationals or July International rugby tests in the Northern Hemisphere) are a series of international rugby union test matches that are played in the Southern Hemisphere during the July international rugby union window.
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Follow the mid-year internationals on RugbyPass with exhaustive editorial coverage of the Wallabies vs England, All Blacks vs Ireland, Springboks vs Wales, Los Pumas vs Scotland, Japan vs France and more.
It’s going to be big, with the giants of the North taking on the Heavyweights of the South in their own backyard!
Which teams will emerge victorious and lay down a marker ahead of RWC 2023?
Stay up to the minute right here on RugbyPass – we’ve got you covered with all the latest international rugby news, insight and analysis and more, putting you on the inside track as the stories unfold this July.
New Zealand vs Ireland | Steinlager Series
New Zealand host Ireland in a 3 match Steinlager Series kicking off at the All Blacks stronghold Eden Park on 2 July. The home side will be keen to impress follwing some less than satisfactory performances at the back end of last season including a loss to the Irish in Dublin. Ireland will be equally motivated to earn their first win on NZ soil. This will be a blockbusting series.
Australia vs England | eToro July Series
The Wallabies welcome England to Australia for what will be one of the most hotly anticipated matchups this July. Both sides will be looking to build key combinations with the Rugby World Cup looming in 2023.
South Africa vs Wales | Castle Lager Incoming Series
By all accounts this will be a tough series for Wales who were disappointing in the 2022 Six Nations Championship. Can they rise to the occasion and foot it with the World Champion Springboks in South Africa? 1st test kicks off on 2 July @ Loftus.
Argentina vs Scotland | July Internationals
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Los Pumas face Scotland in what is a hard to predict series and one that could go either way. We’ll keep you up to date with how it all pans out.
Japan vs France | July Internationals
France have been in imposing recent form and continue to build as a major threat for all opposition at the Rugby World Cup they will host next year. The Brave Blossoms are going to need every ounce if grit and determination they can muster to match it with the high flying French in this two match series starting 2 July.
2022 Mid-Year International Rugby Fixtures List:
2 July 2022
New Zealand vs Ireland | Eden Park, Auckland
Australia vs England | Optus Stadium, Perth
South Africa vs Wales | Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
Argentina vs Scotland | Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy
Japan vs France | City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
9 July 2022
New Zealand v Ireland | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Australia v England | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
South Africa v Wales | Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein
Argentina v Scotland | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Japan vs France | National Stadium, Tokyo
16 July 2022
New Zealand v Ireland | Sky Stadium, Wellington
Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
South Africa v Wales | DHL Stadium, Cape Town
Argentina v Scotland | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
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I think New Zealand are going to have to change their policy about selecting overseas based players. South Africa's move to the URC was as much about keeping our top based overseas players in the headlights and in close contact as it was eliminating the exhausting East West travel.