2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals

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The 2020 end of year rugby union tests, also referred to as the 2020 Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were a number of rugby union test matches contested during the months of October, November and December 2020, primarily involving countries from the Northern Hemisphere hosting those from the Southern Hemisphere. Also involved in matches were those from second-tier teams. These international games counted towards World Rugby's ranking system, with a team typically playing from two to four matches during this period.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay or cancellation of many nations' scheduled matches, a different format was developed for this year. The Autumn Nations Cup, an eight-team tournament involving England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, replaced the cancelled matches. [1] Also as a result of the pandemic, this year's fixtures incorporated postponed matches from the 2020 Six Nations Championship and 2020 Rugby Europe Championship, the 2020 South American Rugby Championship and all matches from the 2020 Tri Nations Series.

Fixtures

Bledisloe Cup – Part 1

11 October 2020
16:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: J. Barrett 9' m
Smith 44' m
Pen: J. Barrett (2/3) 27', 79'		 Report Try: Koroibete 53' m
Daugunu 63' m
Pen: O'Connor (2/3) 31', 74'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington [2]
Attendance: 31,020
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Notes:

Bledisloe Cup – Part 2

18 October 2020
16:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg27–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Try: Smith 23' c
J. Barrett 43' m
Savea 47' m
Cane 53' c
Con: Mo'unga (1/3) 24', 54'
Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 18'		 Report Try: Koroibete 28' c
Con: O'Connor (1/1) 30'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 46,049
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Notes:

  • Alex Hodgman and Peter Umaga-Jensen (both New Zealand) made their international debuts.
  • Rieko Ioane was originally named on the bench but ruled out on match day and was replaced by Peter Umaga-Jensen.
  • Due to travel restrictions, the opening two matches of the Bledisloe Cup were officiated by non-neutral referees with the support of the respective unions and their coaches. [3]

23–25 October

23 October 2020
19:30 BST (UTC+01)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg48–7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Try: Graham (2) 2' c, 75' m
Brown (2) 27' m, 50' m
Watson 32' m
McInally 62' c
Van der Merwe 70' c
Kinghorn 79' c
Con: Hastings (4/8) 4', 62', 71', 80'		 Report Try: Tabutsadze 45' c
Con: Abzhandadze (1/1) 46'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

24 October 2020
21:10 CEST (UTC+02)
France  Flag of France.svg38–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Baille 13' c
Dupont (2) 31' c, 34' c
Ollivon 66' c
Thomas 73' c
Con: Ntamack (5/5) 14', 32', 35', 67', 74'
Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 48'		 Report Try: Halfpenny 1' c
Smith 69' m
Con: Biggar (1/2) 2'
Pen: Biggar (3/5) 7', 28', 43'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Notes:

30 October – 1 November

30 October 2020
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia XV  Flag of Australia (converted).svg15–19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Ikitau 28' m
Wright 38' m
Unknown 72' m		 Report Try: Oviedo 53' c
Carreras 62' c
Gorrissen 65' m
Con: Miotti (2/2) 55', 63'
TG Millner Field, Sydney [4]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
1 November 2020
16:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg20–32Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Freitas 16' c
Vilaseca 67' c
Con: Favaro (2/2) 17', 68'
Pen: Favaro (2/2) 11', 73'		Try: Quercy 18' m
Del Hoyo 24' c
Tauli 76' c
Rabago 78' c
Con: Mélé (2/3) 25', 77'
Güemes (1/1) 79'
Pen: Güemes (2/2) 38', 70'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo [5]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

Notes:

6–7 November

6 November 2020
19:00 UYT (UTC-03)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg19–10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Favaro 34' c
Con: Favaro (1/1) 35'
Pen: Favaro (4/7) 5', 28', 64', 73'		Try: Goia 47' c
Con: Mélé (1/1) 48'
Pen: Mélé (1/1) 41'
Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo [5]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)

Notes:

7 November 2020
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia XV  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–57Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Try: Reilly 11' c
Naisarani (2) 37' c, 51' c
Nawaqanitawase 45' m
Con: Harrison (2/4) 38', 52'		Try: Carreras 8' m
Cubelli (2) 22' c, 29' c
Matera 39' c
Miotti 48' c
Cordero (2) 59' c, 80+3' m
Mallía 73' c
Cancelliere 78' m
Con: Sánchez (3/4) 23', 30', 40'
Miotti (3/5) 49', 60', 74'
TG Millner Field, Sydney [6]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)

20–21 November

21 November 2020
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg30–10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Diniz 4' m
Costa 54' m
Simões 65' m
de Freitas 69' c
Con: J.M. Lima (1/2) 70'
Pen: Portela (1/2) 26'		 Report Try: Claudio 74' c
Con: Reeves (1/1) 75'
Pen: Duque (1/2) 48'
CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon [7]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

Notes:

27–28 November

28 November 2020
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg33–13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Try: Belo 14' c
Marta 47' c
Pinto 50' c
Mendes 53' m
Appleton 66' c
Con: Abecassis (3/3) 14′, 48′, 51′
Freudenthal (1/1) 66'		 Report Try: Silva 68' c
Con: Duque (1/1) 69'
Pen: Duque (1/1) 10'
Drop: Duque (1/1) 32'
CAR Rugby do Jamor, Lisbon [7]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

5 December

Cancelled fixtures

Notes

  1. ↑ Postponed from 21 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Cancelled on 23 October due to a breach of COVID-19 code of conduct by players in the Barbarians squad. [9]
  3. ↑ Cancelled on 19 October after a number of players tested positive for coronavirus. [10]
  4. ↑ Cancelled mid-October due to restrictions imposed by French local government. [12]
  5. ↑ Cancelled in October due to various issues regarding coronavirus situation in Europe. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Autumn Tests to be replaced by eight-team tournament". BBC Sport. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brisbane to host 2020 Qantas Wallabies blockbusters". 27 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Owens and Neville to make officiating history". 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Equipo confirmado para el amistoso". 29 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Spain confirm November tour of Uruguay". 25 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Wallabies discards named in strong RugbyAU side to take on Argentina XV". 6 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 Brazilian Rugby Confederation (13 November 2020). "Tupis viajam a Portugal para dois amistosos contra os Lobos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "MĀORI ALL BLACKS SQUAD ANNOUNCED TO PLAY MOANA PASIFIKA IN HAMILTON". 24 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "ENGLAND MEN AGAINST BARBARIANS MATCH CANCELLED". 23 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Матч Россия – Румыния не состоится 25 октября". 19 October 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Регбисты РФ сыграют тестовые матчи с Румынией в Москве и Бухаресте". 30 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Federação acusa World Rugby de "tratamento desigual" e prejudicar "as aspirações portuguesas" de qualificação para o próximo Mundial". 27 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Portugal defronta Fiji em Limoges". 12 October 2020.
  14. ↑
  15. 1 2 "World Class Rugby Comes To Vancouver Halloween 2020". 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 "ALL BLACKS AND ARGENTINA COMPLETE 2020 AUTUMN TESTS". 18 November 2019.
  17. 1 2 3 "ENGLAND TO HOST NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND ARGENTINA IN 2020". 18 October 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 "World Champions South Africa Heading For Ireland In 2020". 4 November 2019.
  19. 1 2 3 "Autumn Internationals 2020". 18 October 2019.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Autumn Series 2020 confirmed". 19 February 2019.
  21. ↑ "POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS OF NEW 'ALL BLACKS XV'". 19 February 2020.
  22. ↑ "ENGLAND TO HOST TONGA IN 2020 QUILTER INTERNATIONALS".
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