2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals

Fixtures

26 October

• Opeti Helu, Takuro Matsunaga, Peter Lakai and Ruben Love made their international debuts.

2 November

• New Zealand retained the Hillary Shield.

• Scotland earned their biggest winning margin over Fiji, surpassing their 37-point difference set in 2018.
• Tom Jordan, Waqa Nalaga and Kemu Valetini made their international debuts.

5/6 November

8/9/10 November

• Sunia Fameitau and Maxwell Threlkeld made their international debuts.

• Chile recorded their largest ever winning margin over Canada, and won back-to-back matches against them for the first time.
• Noah Flesch and Norman Aguayo made their international debuts.

• Pablo Guirao, Ícaro Amarillo and Juan González made their international debuts.

• Australia won at Twickenham Stadium for the first time since the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and claimed the Ella–Mobbs Trophy for the first time since 2012.
• Joseph Sua'ali'i made his international debut.

• Virgil Ghenea, Florian Roșu, Duane Aholelei, Justin Mataele and Siaosi Nginingini made their international debuts.

• António Campos, Santiago Lopes, Tomás Casares, Shilo Klein and Erich Storti made their international debuts.

• Grégory Alldritt earned his 50th test cap.
• Tevita Tatafu made his international debut.
• Damian Penaud was originally named to start at right wing, but withdrew the day of the match due to illness. He was replaced in the starting line-up by Théo Attissogbé.

• Fiji won a test match away in Wales for the first time in their history.
• Fiji defeated Wales for only the second time across 15 tests, and the first time since the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
• Wales equalled the worst losing streak in their history, matching the record of 10 consecutive test defeats set in 2002–2003.
• Blair Murray made his international debut.
• Semi Radradra became the first player ever to receive a 20-minute red card in a test match. He was sent off in the 21st minute, and replaced in the 41st minute by Sireli Maqala.

• Kwagga Smith earned his 50th test cap.
• Scott Cummings received a 20-minute red card in the 10th minute of the match. He was replaced in the 30th minute by Max Williamson.

15/16/17 November

• Ireland retained the Admiral Brown Cup.
• Tom Clarkson, Sam Prendergast and Justo Piccardo made their international debuts.
• Cian Healy made his 133rd international appearance, equalling Ireland's all-time test cap record.

• Nicolas Azevedo, Théo Bastardie and Hélder Bryan Lúcio made their international debuts.

• This was the first meeting between these two sides.

• This was the first meeting between these two sides.

• Temo Mayanavanua was originally named among the substitutes, but withdrew the day of the match due to injury. He was replaced on the bench by Setareki Turagacoke.
• Jacobo Ruiz, Setareki Turagacoke and Saimoni Uluinakauvadra made their international debuts.

• Alex Samuel, Ben Muncaster and Freddy Douglas made their international debuts.
• Darcy Graham scored his 29th international try, equalling Scotland's all-time try scoring record.

• Rhys James, Jesse Kilgour and Sam Miller made their international debuts.

• United States recorded their first win over Tonga since their 30–10 victory in 1999, which was the first time the two sides met.
• Mikey Grandy, Mark O'Keeffe and Poasi Tonga made their international debuts.
• Mitch Wilson received a 20-minute red card in the 36th minute of the match. He was replaced in the 56th minute by Luke Carty.

• France retained the Dave Gallaher Trophy for the first time since 2009 and 2021.
• France won three consecutive matches against New Zealand for the first time since 1994–1995.
• Romain Buros made his international debut.
• Patrick Tuipulotu earned his 50th test cap.

• Giulio Bertaccini made his international debut.

• Australia retained the James Bevan Trophy.
• This was Australia's biggest ever away win against Wales.
• With this loss, Wales recorded their 11th consecutive test defeat – the longest losing streak in the country's 143-year international rugby history.
• Samu Kerevi and Rob Valetini earned their 50th test caps.
• Samu Kerevi received a 20-minute red card in the 42nd minute of the match. He was replaced in the 62nd minute by Joseph Sua'ali'i.

22/23/24 November

• Marko Gazzotti made his international debut.

• Hugo Pirlet was a late withdrawal, with Hugo González taking his place to make his international debut.
• Noah Brown made his international debut.
• With this win, United States went unbeaten on an autumn European tour for the first time since 2013.

• Cormac Izuchukwu and Gus McCarthy made their international debuts.

• Kemal Altinok and Matthew Tweddle made their international debuts.

• South Africa retained the Prince William Cup.
• With this loss, Wales went winless in a single calendar year for the first time since 1937. They also become the second tier one nation, after Italy in 2020, to lose all their Tests in a single calendar year in the professional era.
• Freddie Thomas and Cameron Hanekom made their international debuts.
• Gareth Thomas and Tom Rogers were originally named to start at loosehead prop and right wing, but withdrew on the day of the match due to illness and injury, respectively. They were replaced by Nicky Smith and Josh Hathaway, whose places on the bench were taken by Kemsley Mathias and Owen Watkin.
• Ox Nché was originally named to start at loosehead prop, but the Springboks later revised their starting line-up. He was replaced by Thomas du Toit, who shifted across from the tighthead position, which was, in turn, taken by Wilco Louw.
• Jean Kleyn was originally named to start at lock, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. He was replaced by Eben Etzebeth, whose place on the bench was taken by Marco van Staden.

• Scotland regained the Hopetoun Cup.
• With this win, Scotland set a new national record for most test match wins in a single calendar year.
• Harry Potter made his international debut.
• Matt Fagerson earned his 50th test cap.
• Duhan van der Merwe scored his 30th international try, reclaiming the record of top try scorer for Scotland.
• Matt Faessler and Jeremy Williams were originally named to start at hooker and lock, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury and illness, respectively. They were replaced by Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, whose places on the bench were taken by Billy Pollard and Nick Frost.

• Mamoru Harada was originally named to start at hooker, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. He was replaced by Seung-hyuk Lee, whose place on the bench was taken by Kenta Matsuoka.
• Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Seung-hyuk Lee made their international debuts.

30 November

• Cian Healy earned his 134th test cap, to become Ireland's most capped player of all time.
• Angus Bell was originally named among the replacements, but he withdrew prior to the match due to illness. He was replaced by Isaac Kailea.
• Tane Edmed made his international debut.
• Ireland retained the Lansdowne Cup.