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.

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23 October

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30 October

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  • Ken Owens 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 earned his 149th test cap to become the most capped international player, surpassing Richie McCaw's record.
  • Kirby Myhill 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.
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6/7 November

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  • Ivan Nemer made his international debut.
  • New Zealand broke the record for the most points scored in a calendar year, surpassing the 658 points scored by South Africa in 2007.
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  • Peter Nelson 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 made his international debut.
  • This was Portugal's first win over Canada.
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13/14 November

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  • Henry Chavancy had been named to start but was replaced by Arthur Bonneval ahead of kick-off, with Alexandre Tchaptchet replacing Bonneval on the bench.
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  • Geoffrey Moïse had been named on the bench but withdrew ahead of kick-off and replaced by André Arrojado.
  • Warner Dearns and Shogo Nakano made their international debuts.
  • This was the first meeting between the two nations.
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  • Henrique Ferreira, Kauã Guimarães, Pedro Henrique, Devon Müller, Gabriel Quirino, Tapiwa Mafura, Victor Mapunga and Tapiwa Tsomondo made their international debuts.
  • This was the first meeting between the two sides.
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  • Danco Burger, Jayden Bussel, Lorenzo Louis, Gerhard Opperman, Herschell van Wyk and Brian Wahinya made their international debuts.
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20/21 November

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  • Robson Morais and Joel Ramírez made their international debuts.
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  • Ivan Chepraga made his international debut.
  • This was Chile's first win over Russia.
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  • Chemigan Beukes made his international debut.
  • Namibia won the Stellenbosch Challenge Cup.
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  • This was the first draw between the two nations.
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  • Lalakai Foketi made his international debut.
  • Wales retained the James Bevan Trophy for the first time.
  • Wales won three consecutive matches against Australia for the first time since 1975.
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  • France regained the Dave Gallaher Trophy.
  • This was France's first win over New Zealand since 2009.
  • This was France's first win over New Zealand on home soil since 2000.
  • France set a new record for their highest winning margin over the All Blacks.
  • France went undefeated in an Autumn internationals campaign for the first time since 2012.
  • New Zealand's defeat meant this was the first time since November 2002 that South Africa, Australia and New Zealand had all been defeated on the same day.
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  • Iain Henderson and Jack Conan were both named to start, but withdrew ahead of the game and were replaced by Ryan Baird and Peter O'Mahony, with Doris moving to Number 8. Nick Timoney came onto the bench to replace O'Mahony.
  • Facundo Cordero made his international debut.
  • Ireland scored their most points against Argentina and set a new record for their largest winning margin over the Pumas.
  • Tomás Lavanini became the first player to be shown three red cards in his international career.

26/27 November

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  • Gleb Farkov, Bogdan Kireev, Pavel Kirillov, Kirill Panarin, Viktor Telnov, Lukas Carvallo, Diego Escobar and Santiago Pedrero made their international debuts.
  • This was Chile's biggest winning margin over Russia.
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