2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2021 end of year rugby union tests, also referred to as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were rugby union test matches during October and November 2021, mainly involving countries from the Northern Hemisphere hosting those from the Southern Hemisphere. These international games counted towards World Rugby's ranking system, with teams typically playing from two to four matches in this period.

Matches hosted by teams from the Six Nations Championship were branded the Autumn Nations Series for marketing purposes.^[1]

Fixtures[edit]

23 October[edit]

23 October 2021 13:45 JST (UTC+9)

Japan	23–32	Australia
Try: Lemeki 26' c Nakamura 56' c Con: Matsuda (1/1) 27' Tamura (1/1) 57' Pen: Matsuda (2/2) 16', 33' Tamura (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Wright 7' c Petaia 22' c Tupou 43' m Leota 52' m McInerney 79' m Con: Cooper (2/4) 9', 24' Pen: Cooper (1/2) 41'

Oita Stadium, Oita[2] Attendance: 17,004 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Semisi Masirewa  48' RW 14 Lomano Lemeki  50'  58' OC 13 Timothy Lafaele IC 12 Ryoto Nakamura LW 11 Siosaia Fifita FH 10 Rikiya Matsuda SH 9 Yutaka Nagare  63' N8 8 Kazuki Himeno  70' OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné (c) BF 6 Ben Gunter  49' RL 5 James Moore LL 4 Jack Cornelsen TP 3 Koo Ji-won  70' HK 2 Atsushi Sakate  70' LP 1 Keita Inagaki  48' Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Niwai  70' PR 17 Craig Millar  48' PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu  70' FL 19 Yoshitaka Tokunaga  49' N8 20 Tevita Tatafu  70' SH 21 Naoto Saito  63' FH 22 Yu Tamura  48' CE 23 Dylan Riley  58' Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15 Reece Hodge  14' RW 14 Tom Wright OC 13 Len Ikitau IC 12 Hunter Paisami LW 11 Andrew Kellaway FH 10 Quade Cooper  75' SH 9 Nic White  63' N8 8 Rob Valetini OF 7 Michael Hooper (c) BF 6 Rob Leota  57' RL 5 Matt Philip  53' LL 4 Izack Rodda TP 3 Taniela Tupou  53' HK 2 Folau Fainga'a  70' LP 1 James Slipper  53' Replacements: HK 16 Connal McInerney  70' PR 17 Angus Bell  53' PR 18 Allan Alaalatoa  53' LK 19 Darcy Swain  53' FL 20 Pete Samu  57' SH 21 Tate McDermott  63' FH 22 James O'Connor  75' CE 23 Jordan Petaia  14' Coach: Dave Rennie Assistant referees: Takehito Namekawa (Japan) Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Ben Gunter, Dylan Riley (both Japan) and Connal McInerney (Australia) made their international debuts.
• Yoshitaka Tokunaga replaced Michael Leitch on the bench for Japan, after Leitch withdrew due to injury.^[3]

23 October 2021 15:30 EDT (UTC−4)

United States	14–104	New Zealand
Try: Augspurger 40' c Matyas 53' c Con: Carty (2/2) 40+1', 53'	Report	Try: Jacobson (2) 1' c, 21' c De Groot 6' c Jordan (3) 10' m, 30' m, 70' c McKenzie 13' c Mo'unga 25' c Ta'avao (2) 34' c, 41' c Tupaea 37' c Papalii 48' c Lienert-Brown 55' m B. Barrett 67' c Coles 79' m Perenara 80+2' c Con: Mo'unga (9/12) 1', 6', 13', 21', 25', 34', 37', 41', 48' McKenzie (3/4) 68', 72', 80+3'

FedExField, Washington[4] Attendance: 39,720 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Will Hooley RW 14 Ryan James  40' OC 13 Tavite Lopeti IC 12 Bryce Campbell (c) LW 11 Ryan Matyas  56' FH 10 Luke Carty SH 9 Nate Augspurger N8 8 Cam Dolan  44' OF 7 Hanco Germishuys  69' BF 6 Benjamín Bonasso RL 5 Nick Civetta LL 4 Nate Brakeley  56' TP 3 Paul Mullen  74' HK 2 Dylan Fawsitt  50' LP 1 Matt Harmon  58' Replacements: HK 16 Chad Gough  50' PR 17 Fakaʻosi Pifeleti  58' PR 18 Dino Waldren  74' LK 19 Siaosi Mahoni  56' FL 20 Moni Tonga’uiha  44' FL 21 Andrew Guerra  69'  78' SH 22 Michael Baska  56' FH 23 Mike Dabulas  40' Coach: Gary Gold FB 15 Damian McKenzie RW 14 Will Jordan OC 13 Braydon Ennor IC 12 Quinn Tupaea LW 11 George Bridge  54' FH 10 Richie Mo'unga  58' SH 9 Finlay Christie  54' N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu OF 7 Dalton Papalii  50' BF 6 Luke Jacobson RL 5 Sam Whitelock (c)  58' LL 4 Tupou Vaa'i TP 3 Angus Ta'avao  50' HK 2 Asafo Aumua  50' LP 1 Ethan de Groot  50' Replacements: HK 16 Dane Coles  50' PR 17 George Bower  50' PR 18 Tyrel Lomax  50' LK 19 Josh Lord  58' FL 20 Sam Cane  50' SH 21 TJ Perenara  54' FH 22 Beauden Barrett  58' CE 23 Anton Lienert-Brown  54' Coach: Ian Foster Assistant Referees: Moe Chaudhry (Canada) Scott Green (United States) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• Chad Gough, Ryan James, Fakaʻosi Pifeleti (all United States) and Josh Lord (New Zealand) made their international debuts.
• New Zealand recorded their biggest win over the United States.
• This was the United States' biggest-ever loss.
• This was the first time New Zealand scored 100 or more points in multiple games in the same calendar year, having scored 102 against Tonga in June.

30 October[edit]

30 October 2021 14:30 BST (UTC+1)

Scotland	60–14	Tonga
Try: McLean (2) 7' c, 15' c Steyn (4) 22' m, 32' m, 39' m, 80+1' c Schoeman 29' c Turner 50' m Haining 71' m Kebble 76' c Con: Kinghorn (3/7) 8', 17', 30' Thompson (2/3) 77', 80+2'	Report	Try: Lolohea 59' m Pen: Faiva (3/3) 13', 20', 27'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh[5] Attendance: 32,371 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Darcy Graham  61' RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Sione Tuipulotu IC 12 Sam Johnson LW 11 Rufus McLean  64' FH 10 Blair Kinghorn SH 9 Ali Price (cc)  58' N8 8 Matt Fagerson  51' OF 7 Hamish Watson  40' BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (cc) RL 5 Rob Harley 57' to 67' LL 4 Jamie Hodgson TP 3 Zander Fagerson  51' HK 2 George Turner  51' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  51' Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  51' PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  51' PR 18 Oli Kebble  51' LK 19 Marshall Sykes  64' FL 20 Luke Crosbie  40' N8 21 Nick Haining  51' SH 22 Jamie Dobie  58' FH 23 Ross Thompson  61' Coach: Gregor Townsend FB 15 James Faiva RW 14 Atu Manu OC 13 Mali Hingano IC 12 Vaea Vaea  49' LW 11 Walter Fifita FH 10 Kurt Morath  49' SH 9 Sonatane Takulua (c) N8 8 Valentino Mapapalangi  54' OF 7 Fotu Lokotui  61' BF 6 Tanginoa Halaifonua RL 5 Setefano Funaki  70' LL 4 Leva Fifita TP 3 David Lolohea  72' HK 2 Maile Ngauamo  31' LP 1 Loni Uhila  49' Replacements: HK 16 Siua Maile  31' PR 17 Jethro Felemi  49' PR 18 Toma'akino Taufa  72' LK 19 Daniel Faleafa  70' FL 20 Onehunga Havili  54' FL 21 Mateaki Kafatolu  61' SH 22 Aisea Halo 64' to 75'  49' FH 23 Navarre Haisila  49' Caretaker coaches: Grant Doorey John McKee Player of the Match: Kyle Steyn (Scotland) Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia) Angus Gardner (Australia) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• Luke Crosbie, Jamie Dobie, Jamie Hodgson, Rufus McLean, Pierre Schoeman, Marshall Sykes, Ross Thompson, Sione Tuipulotu (all Scotland), Setefano Funaki, Navarre Haisila, Tanginoa Halaifonua, Atu Manu, Maile Ngauamo, Loni Uhila and Vaea Vaea (all Tonga) made their international debuts.
• Scotland recorded their biggest win over Tonga, surpassing the 36-point difference set during the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
• Kyle Steyn became the first Scottish player to score four tries at Murrayfield and the first since Gavin Hastings against Ivory Coast at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
• Tonga played at Murrayfield for the first time since 2001.

30 October 2021 16:45 CEST (UTC+2)

Spain	11–13	Italy A
Try: Bell 47' m Pen: Güemes (2/2) 12', 71'	Report	Try: Marin 61' Con: Marin (1/1) 62' Pen: Marin (2/2) 52', 64'

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

30 October 2021 17:15 BST (UTC+1)

Wales	16–54	New Zealand
Try: J. Williams 61' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 61' Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 6', 40+3' Priestland (1/1) 52'	Report	Try: B. Barrett (2) 4' c, 79' m Perenara 34' m Jordan 54' c Papalii 64' c Reece 66' c Lienert-Brown 71' c Con: J. Barrett (5/7) 4', 56', 65', 68', 73' Pen: J. Barrett (3/4) 18', 26', 46'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[6] Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

Team details

FB 15 Johnny McNicholl RW 14 Owen Lane OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Johnny Williams  68' LW 11 Josh Adams FH 10 Gareth Anscombe  47' SH 9 Tomos Williams  65' N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Taine Basham BF 6 Ross Moriarty  39' RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)  19' LL 4 Adam Beard TP 3 Tomas Francis  56' HK 2 Ryan Elias  65' LP 1 Wyn Jones  56' Replacements: HK 16 Kirby Myhill  65' PR 17 Rhys Carré  56' PR 18 Dillon Lewis  56' LK 19 Will Rowlands  19' FL 20 Seb Davies  39' SH 21 Gareth Davies  65' FH 22 Rhys Priestland  47' CE 23 Ben Thomas  68' Coach: Wayne Pivac FB 15 Jordie Barrett RW 14 Will Jordan  68' OC 13 Anton Lienert-Brown IC 12 David Havili  62' LW 11 Rieko Ioane FH 10 Beauden Barrett SH 9 TJ Perenara  62' N8 8 Ardie Savea OF 7 Dalton Papalii  65' BF 6 Ethan Blackadder  41'  48' RL 5 Sam Whitelock (c) LL 4 Brodie Retallick  60' TP 3 Nepo Laulala 39' to 48'  62' HK 2 Codie Taylor  62' LP 1 Joe Moody  62' Replacements: HK 16 Samisoni Taukei'aho  62' PR 17 Karl Tu'inukuafe  62' PR 18 Tyrel Lomax  41'  48'  62' LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i  60' FL 20 Akira Ioane  65' SH 21 Brad Weber  62' FH 22 Richie Mo'unga  68' WG 23 Sevu Reece  62' Coach: Ian Foster Player of the Match: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

• Ken Owens (Wales) was named to start but withdrew shortly after the team announcement after failing a late fitness test; Ryan Elias replaced Owens in the starting XV and Kirby Myhill took Elias's place on the bench.
• Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) earned his 149th test cap to become the most capped international player (excluding Lions tests), surpassing Richie McCaw's record.^[7]
• Kirby Myhill (Wales) made his international debut.
• Beauden Barrett became the 11th New Zealand player to earn 100 test caps.
• New Zealand's 54 points scored were the most they had scored away to Wales, and the 38-point margin equalled New Zealand's largest winning margin when away to Wales.

30 October 2021 17:00 PDT (UTC−7)

United States	Cancelled[8]	Ireland

Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas[9]

6/7 November[edit]

6 November 2021 13:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	60–5	Japan
Try: Lowe 4' c Conway (3) 11' c, 19' m, 74' m Gibson-Park 34' c Sexton 48' c Aki 55' m Ringrose 70' c Healy 80+1' c Con: Sexton (4/6) 6', 13', 36', 50' Carbery (2/3) 71', 80+2' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 24'	Report	Try: Fifita 57' m

Aviva Stadium, Dublin[9] Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

Team details

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Andrew Conway OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Bundee Aki  67' LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  62' SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  58' N8 8 Jack Conan OF 7 Josh van der Flier  51' BF 6 Caelan Doris RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  58' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  55' HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  55' LP 1 Andrew Porter  5' Replacements: HK 16 Dan Sheehan  55' PR 17 Cian Healy  55' PR 18 Finlay Bealham  55' LK 19 Iain Henderson  58' FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  51' SH 21 Conor Murray  58' FH 22 Joey Carbery  62' WG 23 Keith Earls  67' Coach: Andy Farrell FB 15 Kotaro Matsushima RW 14 Dylan Riley OC 13 Timothy Lafaele  39'  40'  67' IC 12 Ryoto Nakamura  56'  67' LW 11 Siosaia Fifita FH 10 Yu Tamura  45'  51'  56' SH 9 Yutaka Nagare  56' N8 8 Kazuki Himeno OF 7 Lappies Labuschagné (c) BF 6 Ben Gunter  27' RL 5 James Moore LL 4 Jack Cornelsen TP 3 Koo Ji-won  40' HK 2 Atsushi Sakate 45' to 51'  64' LP 1 Keita Inagaki  40' Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Niwai  45'  51'  64' PR 17 Craig Millar  40' PR 18 Asaeli Ai Valu  40' FL 19 Yoshitaka Tokunaga  27'  59' N8 20 Tevita Tatafu  59' SH 21 Naoto Saito  56' FH 22 Rikiya Matsuda  56' FB 23 Ryohei Yamanaka  39'  40'  56' Coach: Jamie Joseph Player of the Match: Jack Conan (Ireland) Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

• Dan Sheehan (Ireland) made his international debut.
• Johnny Sexton became the seventh Ireland player to earn his 100th test cap.

6 November 2021 14:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	9–47	New Zealand
Pen: Garbisi (3/3) 37', 40+2', 57'	Report	Try: Christie 28' c Coles (2) 31' c, 39' c Reece 63' c Aumua (2) 69' c, 76' m Sotutu 71' c Con: Mo'unga (6/7) 29', 32', 40', 64', 69', 72'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome[10] Attendance: 28,956 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Team details

FB 15 Matteo Minozzi RW 14 Federico Mori OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Marco Zanon LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi  61' SH 9 Stephen Varney  53' N8 8 Renato Giammarioli  46' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 Sebastian Negri RL 5 Dave Sisi  61' LL 4 Marco Fuser  46' TP 3 Marco Riccioni  26'  33'  62' HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi  53' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  46' Replacements: HK 16 Luca Bigi  53' PR 17 Ivan Nemer  46' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  26'  33'  62' LK 19 Niccolò Cannone  46' LK 20 Federico Ruzza  61' N8 21 Braam Steyn  46' SH 22 Callum Braley  53' FH 23 Carlo Canna  61' Coach: Kieran Crowley FB 15 Damian McKenzie RW 14 Sevu Reece  67' OC 13 Braydon Ennor  58' IC 12 Quinn Tupaea LW 11 George Bridge FH 10 Richie Mo'unga SH 9 Brad Weber  9' N8 8 Hoskins Sotutu OF 7 Sam Cane (c) BF 6 Luke Jacobson  52' RL 5 Josh Lord  61' LL 4 Tupou Vaa'i TP 3 Tyrel Lomax  52' HK 2 Dane Coles  52' LP 1 George Bower  52' Replacements: HK 16 Asafo Aumua  52' PR 17 Ethan de Groot  52' PR 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi  52' LK 19 Sam Whitelock  61' FL 20 Shannon Frizell  52' SH 21 Finlay Christie  9' CE 22 David Havili  58' FB 23 Jordie Barrett  67' Coach: Ian Foster Player of the Match: Dane Coles (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Television match official: Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

• Ivan Nemer (Italy) made his international debut.
• New Zealand broke the record for the most points scored in a calendar year (675), surpassing the 658 points scored by South Africa in 2007.

6 November 2021 15:00 WET (UTC+0)

Portugal	20–17	Canada
Try: Appleton 4' c Storti 52' m Pinto 78' m Con: Guedes (1/2) 5' Pen: Guedes (1/1) 39'	Report	Try: Keith 22' m Thomas (2) 65' m, 70' c Con: Povey (1/3) 71'

CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon[11] Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Team details

FB 15 Nuno Sousa Guedes  63' RW 14 Raffaele Storti OC 13 José Lima IC 12 Tomás Appleton (c) LW 11 Rodrigo Marta FH 10 Jerónimo Portela  71' SH 9 Pedro Lucas  45' N8 8 Thibault de Freitas  59' OF 7 David Wallis BF 6 Rafael Simões RL 5 Duarte Torgal LL 4 José Madeira  66' TP 3 Diogo Ferreira  72' HK 2 Duarte Diniz  72' LP 1 David Costa  63' Replacements: PR 16 André Arrojado  63' HK 17 Loïc Bournonville  72' PR 18 Francisco Bruno  72' LK 19 Eric dos Santos  66' FL 20 Manuel Picão  59' SH 21 João Belo  45' FH 22 Jorge Abecassis  71' FB 23 Manuel Cardoso Pinto  63' Coach: Patrice Lagisquet FB 15 Robbie Povey RW 14 Brock Webster OC 13 Ben LeSage IC 12 Quinn Ngawati LW 11 Kainoa Lloyd FH 10 Spencer Jones SH 9 Ross Braude  68' N8 8 Siaki Vikilani  44' OF 7 Michael Smith BF 6 Lucas Rumball (c) RL 5 Kyle Baillie  63' LL 4 Conor Keys TP 3 Jake Ilnicki HK 2 Andrew Quattrin  59' LP 1 Cole Keith  60' Replacements: HK 16 Eric Howard  59' PR 17 Djustice Sears-Duru  60' PR 18 Foster DeWitt LK 19 Corey Thomas  44' LK 20 Josh Larsen  63' SH 21 Jason Higgins  68' CE 22 Lockie Kratz WG 23 Isaac Olson Coach: Kingsley Jones Assistant referees: Ben Blain (Scotland) Adam Leal (England)

Notes:

• Peter Nelson (Canada) was named to start but withdrew after the captain's run and was replaced by Robbie Povey, who was replaced on the bench by Lockie Kratz. Tyler Rowland was also named on the bench but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Foster DeWitt.
• André Arrojado (Portugal) made his international debut.
• This was Portugal's first win over Canada.

6 November 2021 16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Spain	13–43	Fiji
Try: Mora 3' c Con: Güemes (1/1) 3' Pen: Güemes (2/3) 9', 34'		Try: Kunavula 12' m Tuicuvu 25' c Nayacalevu 43' c Ravai 47' c Tuimaba 57' m Matavesi 65' c Tuisova 74' m Con: Volavola (4/7) 26', 43', 47', 66'

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 J. W. Bell RW 14 Joan Losada  69' OC 13 Richard Stewart IC 12 Álvar Gimeno LW 11 Jordi Jorba  52' FH 10 Bautista Güemes SH 9 Kerman Aurrekoetxea  55' N8 8 Facundo Domínguez  55' OF 7 Mathew Foulds BF 6 Kalokalo Gavidi RL 5 Victor Sánchez  47' LL 4 Manuel Mora TP 3 Alberto Blanco  27'  76' HK 2 Santiago Ovejero  34' LP 1 Fernando López (c)  32' Replacements: PR 16 Thierry Futeu  32' HK 17 Pablo Miejimolle  34' PR 18 Andres Alvarado  27'  76' LK 19 Anibal Bonán  55' FL 20 Brice Ferrer  47' SH 21 Facundo Munilla  55' FB 22 Federico Casteglioni  52' WG 23 Jerry Davoibaravi  69' Coach: Santiago Santos FB 15 Seta Tuicuvu RW 14 Jiuta Wainiqolo  10' OC 13 Waisea Nayacalevu (c) IC 12 Vilimoni Botitu LW 11 Aminiasi Tuimaba  67' FH 10 Ben Volavola SH 9 Nikola Matawalu N8 8 Albert Tuisue  50' OF 7 Mesu Kunavula  55' BF 6 Leone Nakarawa RL 5 Temo Mayanavanua LL 4 Tevita Ratuva  57' TP 3 Mesake Doge  62' HK 2 Sam Matavesi  72' LP 1 Eroni Mawi  45' Replacements: HK 16 Henry Spring  72' PR 17 Peni Ravai  45' PR 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo  62' LK 19 Api Ratuniyarawa  57' N8 20 Viliame Mata  50' FL 21 Masivesi Dakuwaqa  55' WG 22 Josua Tuisova  10' WG 23 Eroni Sau  67' Caretaker coach: Gareth Baber Assistant referees: Ludovic Cayre (France) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy)

Notes:

• Jerry Davoibaravi, Santiago Ovejero (both Spain), Vilimoni Botitu, Masivesi Dakuwaqa, Henry Spring, Aminiasi Tuimaba and Jiuta Wainiqolo (all Fiji) made their international debuts.
• Fiji became Spain's highest-ranked opponent at home since Spain hosted Australia in 2001.

6 November 2021 15:15 GMT (UTC+0)

England	69–3	Tonga
Try: Radwan 3' m George (2) 13' m, 70' c May (2) 29' c, 60' c Itoje 33' c Youngs (2) 40+1' m, 51' m Smith 73' c Blamire 78' c Mitchell 80' c Con: Slade (2/6) 30', 34' Smith (5/5) 61', 71', 74', 79', 80+1'	Report	Pen: Takulua (1/2) 19'

Twickenham Stadium, London[12] Attendance: 81,022 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Team details

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Adam Radwan OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  58' LW 11 Jonny May FH 10 George Furbank  52' SH 9 Ben Youngs  67' N8 8 Tom Curry OF 7 Sam Underhill  40' BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)  62' RL 5 Jonny Hill LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  67' HK 2 Jamie George  71' LP 1 Ellis Genge  67' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie Blamire  71' PR 17 Joe Marler  67' PR 18 Will Stuart  67' LK 19 Charlie Ewels  62' N8 20 Alex Dombrandt  40' SH 21 Alex Mitchell  67' FH 22 Marcus Smith  52' CE 23 Mark Atkinson  58' Coach: Eddie Jones FB 15 Telusa Veainu RW 14 Walter Fifita 46' to 56'  56' OC 13 Mali Hingano IC 12 Afusipa Taumoepeau LW 11 Solomone Kata 32' to 40' FH 10 Kurt Morath  65' SH 9 Sonatane Takulua (c)  69' N8 8 Sione Vailanu OF 7 Mateaki Kafatolu  62' BF 6 Lopeti Timani  69' RL 5 Tanginoa Halaifonua LL 4 Leva Fifita TP 3 Ben Tameifuna  58' HK 2 Paul Ngauamo  56' LP 1 Siegfried Fisiihoi  58' Replacements: HK 16 Siua Maile  56' PR 17 Loni Uhila  58' PR 18 Maʻafu Fia  58' LK 19 Setefano Funaki  69' FL 20 Onehunga Havili  62' SH 21 Leon Fukofuka  69' FH 22 James Faiva  65' WG 23 Viliami Fine  69'  56' Caretaker coaches: Grant Doorey John McKee Player of the Match: Henry Slade (England) Assistant referees: Adam Jones (Wales) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Owen Farrell was initially named to start at fly-half but was ruled out before the match after a positive COVID-19 test; George Furbank replaced Farrell at fly-half, and Mark Atkinson took Furbank's place among the replacements.
• Mark Atkinson, Alex Mitchell (both England), Solomone Kata and Afusipa Taumoepeau (both Tonga) made their international debuts.
• Lopeti Timani (Tonga) made his Tongan international debut having previously represented Australia.

6 November 2021 17:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	18–23	South Africa
Pen: Biggar (6/6) 10', 14', 27', 32', 51', 65'	Report	Try: Marx 73' m Pen: Pollard (4/4) 12', 18', 40+2', 60' Steyn (1/1) 55' E. Jantjies (1/1) 80+1'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[6] Attendance: 70,353 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Johnny McNicholl RW 14 Louis Rees-Zammit OC 13 Jonathan Davies (c)  60'  79' IC 12 Nick Tompkins  79' LW 11 Josh Adams FH 10 Dan Biggar  69' SH 9 Tomos Williams  69' N8 8 Aaron Wainwright  55' OF 7 Taine Basham BF 6 Ellis Jenkins  42'  46'  79' RL 5 Adam Beard LL 4 Will Rowlands TP 3 Tomas Francis  60' HK 2 Ryan Elias  71' LP 1 Rhys Carré 36' to 46'  69' Replacements: HK 16 Bradley Roberts  71' PR 17 Wyn Jones  42'  46'  69' PR 18 WillGriff John  60' LK 19 Ben Carter  79' N8 20 Seb Davies  55' SH 21 Gareth Davies  69' FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  69' FB 23 Liam Williams  60' Coach: Wayne Pivac FB 15 Damian Willemse  14' RW 14 Jesse Kriel OC 13 Lukhanyo Am IC 12 Damian de Allende LW 11 Makazole Mapimpi FH 10 Handré Pollard  66' SH 9 Herschel Jantjies  55' N8 8 Duane Vermeulen BF 7 Kwagga Smith OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c)  71' RL 5 Lood de Jager  60' LL 4 Eben Etzebeth TP 3 Trevor Nyakane  46' HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi  46' LP 1 Ox Nché 31' to 40'  46' Replacements: HK 16 Malcolm Marx  46' PR 17 Steven Kitshoff  46' PR 18 Vincent Koch  46' LK 19 Franco Mostert  60' N8 20 Jasper Wiese  71' SH 21 Cobus Reinach  55' FH 22 Elton Jantjies  66' CE 23 François Steyn  14' Coach: Jacques Nienaber Player of the Match: François Steyn (South Africa) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) James Doleman (New Zealand) Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

• WillGriff John and Bradley Roberts (Wales) made their international debuts.
• South Africa won in Wales for the first time since 2013 and reclaimed the Prince William Cup.

6 November 2021 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	29–20	Argentina
Try: Flament 50' c Mauvaka 71' c Con: Jaminet (2/2) 51', 72' Pen: Jaminet (5/6) 3', 19', 35', 65', 80'	Report	Try: Cubelli 22' c M. Carreras 78' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 23' Sánchez (1/1) 78' Pen: Boffelli (2/3) 48', 60'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis[13] Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Romain Ntamack  54' LW 11 Gabin Villière FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) N8 8 Anthony Jelonch OF 7 Cameron Woki BF 6 François Cros  29'  40'  57' RL 5 Paul Willemse  52' LL 4 Thibaud Flament  70' TP 3 Mohamed Haouas  52' HK 2 Julien Marchand 28' to 40'  63' LP 1 Cyril Baille  63' Replacements: HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  29'  40'  63' PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  63' PR 18 Demba Bamba  52' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  70' FL 20 Grégory Alldritt  57' FL 21 Sekou Macalou  52' SH 22 Maxime Lucu CE 23 Jonathan Danty  54' Coach: Fabien Galthié FB 15 Emiliano Boffelli RW 14 Bautista Delguy  63' OC 13 Matías Moroni IC 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente LW 11 Mateo Carreras FH 10 Santiago Carreras  76' SH 9 Tomás Cubelli  77' N8 8 Facundo Isa OF 7 Marcos Kremer 28' to 40' BF 6 Pablo Matera 17' to 19' RL 5 Tomás Lavanini  74' LL 4 Guido Petti  63' TP 3 Francisco Gómez Kodela  55' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c)  68' LP 1 Thomas Gallo  68' Replacements: HK 16 Facundo Bosch  68' PR 17 Rodrigo Martínez  68' PR 18 Santiago Medrano  55' LK 19 Lucas Paulos  74' FL 20 Juan Martín González  17'  19'  63' SH 21 Gonzalo Bertranou  77' FH 22 Nicolás Sánchez  63' CE 23 Lucio Cinti  76' Coach: Mario Ledesma Player of the Match: Melvyn Jaminet (France) Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Thibaud Flament (France) made his international debut.

6 November 2021

Georgia	Cancelled[14]	Samoa

Not announced

7 November 2021 14:00 CET (UTC+1)

Romania	29–14	Uruguay
Try: Roșu 1' c Vaovasa 44' c Con: Melinte (2/2) 1', 45' Pen: Melinte (5/7) 9', 23', 50', 58', 66'	Report	Try: Silva 15' m Pen: Favaro (3/3) 4', 30', 37'

Payanini Center, Verona, Italy[15][a] Attendance: 150 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Ionel Melinte RW 14 Ionuț Dumitru  76' OC 13 Hinckley Vaovasa  77' IC 12 Jason Tomane LW 11 Nicolas Onuțu FH 10 Daniel Plai SH 9 Gabriel Rupanu  72' N8 8 Mihai Macovei (c) OF 7 Damian Strătilă BF 6 Florian Roșu  67' RL 5 Adrian Moțoc LL 4 Marius Antonescu  13'  26'  77' TP 3 Vasile Bălan  77' HK 2 Ovidiu Cojocaru  72' LP 1 Constantin Pristăviță  76' Replacements: HK 16 Tudor Butnariu  72' PR 17 Dorin Tică  76' PR 18 Alex Gordaș  77' LK 19 Marius Iftimiciuc  13'  26'  77' FL 20 Alexandru Alexe  67' SH 21 Florin Surugiu  72' CE 22 Alexandru Bucur  77' WG 23 Paul Popoaia  76' Coach: Andy Robinson FB 15 Rodrigo Silva RW 14 Federico Favaro  68' OC 13 Nicolás Freitas IC 12 Andrés Vilaseca (c) LW 11 Gastón Mieres  56' FH 10 Felipe Echeverry SH 9 Tomás Inciarte N8 8 Manuel Diana  68' OF 7 Santiago Civetta BF 6 Manuel Ardao RL 5 Diego Magno LL 4 Eric Dosantos  68' TP 3 Diego Arbelo  72' HK 2 Facundo Gattas  72' LP 1 Mateo Sanguinetti  72' Replacements: HK 16 Guillermo Pujadas  72' PR 17 Juan Echeverría  72' PR 18 Matías Benítez  72' LK 19 Juanjuan Garese  68' N8 20 Felipe Aliaga  68' WG 21 Baltazar Amaya  68' SH 22 Juan Manuel Tafernaberry WG 23 Felipe Arcos Perez  56' Coach: Esteban Meneses Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia)