2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the November internationals, or autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were international rugby union matches in 2017.

Rugby Championship winners New Zealand travelled to France for two matches (one an uncapped XV match), Scotland and Wales. Argentina faced England, Ireland and Italy - with the latter two countries also hosting South Africa. The Springboks also faced their June test series opposition, France, whom they had beaten 3–0, before ending their tour in Wales, after the international window. Having beaten New Zealand in the third Bledisloe Cup Test match in October, Australia travelled to play Wales, England and Scotland, the latter of whom had beaten the Wallabies in Sydney during the June internationals.

Four Tier 2 nations faced Tier 1 opposition during the international window. Ireland and Italy hosted Fiji, the first time since 2009 for Ireland. England and Scotland played host to Samoa. France and Wales hosted historic matches against Tier 2 opposition, with Wales playing Georgia for the first time and France hosting Japan for the first time in the professional era; Japan's previous visit to France came in 1973. For Japan this was the third time in five years that they had played two Tier 1 opponents during the November tests, having already hosted Australia prior to their away match against France.

Tier 2 and Tier 3

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After defeating Canada and the United States away earlier in the year, Georgia played host to the same opposition at home. Romania took on Pacific opposition, hosting Samoa, and playing Samoa, for the first time since 1989, before playing host to Tonga after losing for the first time against them in 2015.[citation needed] For the second year in a row, Spain faced Tier 2 opposition from outside of Europe, facing Canada in what was the first meeting since they first played in 2010.[citation needed] As in previous November internationals, travelling Tier 2 nations faced each other at neutral venues in Europe.[citation needed] This year saw Japan face Tonga in Toulouse, while Fiji faced Canada in Narbonne. With Uruguay's 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifier play-offs taking place in February 2018, they embarked on a two-test series against Namibia as preparation.[citation needed] This was the first time since 2000 that the two nations has met, and the first time Namibia hosted the Los Teros.[citation needed]

Having won their two-test series against Brazil in November 2015 and November 2016, Germany faced Brazil for the third year in a row, this time in a one-off test match. Germany later went on to face Chile and the United States, in what were historic first ever matches between the respective nations. Brazil also faced historic opposition, playing Belgium and Spain for the first time.[citation needed]

Fixtures

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October

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21 October 2017
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Australia 23–18 New Zealand
Try: Hodge 6' c
Folau 39' m
Koroibete 56' m
Con: Foley (1/3) 8'
Pen: Hodge (2/2) 63', 77'		Report[1]Try: Naholo 13' c
Ioane 70' m
Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 15'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 30'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,107
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes:

  • Sam Cane (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was the first time New Zealand had lost multiple tests in a calendar year since 2011. It was also the first time they had failed to win more than 2 tests since 2009.[2]
28 October 2017
15:00 AEDST (UTC+11)
Australia 31–28Barbarians
Try: Paia'aua (2) 8' m, 61' c
Speight 40' c
Dempsey 53' m
Moore 72' c
Con: Paia'aua (3/5) 40', 62', 73'		Report[3]Try: Ready 24' c
Naiyaravoro (2) 27' c, 66' c
Banks 29' c
Con: Cooper (4/4) 25', 28', 31', 68'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[4]
Attendance: 17,021
Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
28 October 2017
15:00 JST (UTC+9)
Japan 27–47World XV
Try: Noguchi 33' c
Teaupa 74' c
Helu 80' c
Con: Tamura (1/1) 34'
Matsuda (2/2) 74', 80'
Pen: Tamura (2/2) 15', 28'		Report[5]Try: Fujita (2) 6' c, 56' c
Aso 21' c
Wykes 44' m
Strauss 51' c
Flynn 63' c
Buckman 78' c
Con: Goromaru (5/6) 7', 23', 52', 58', 64'
Yamasawa (1/1) 79'
Level5 Stadium, Fukuoka[6]
Attendance: 10,303
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

3/4 November

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3 November 2017
19:00 PDT (UTC-07)
Canada 9–51 Māori All Blacks
Pen: Staller (3/3) 6', 16', 20'Report[7]Try: Curtis 17' c
Ioane 27' c
Franklin 38' c
Ngatai 52' c
Stevenson 62' m
Garden-Bachop 68' c
Wainui 78' m
Con: West (4/4) 18', 28', 39', 53'
Garden-Bachop (1/3) 69'
Pen: West (2/2) 3', 35'
BC Place, Vancouver[8]
Attendance: 29,480
Referee: Kurt Weaver (United States)
4 November 2017
14:40 JST (UTC+9)
Japan 30–63 Australia
Try: Van der Walt 44' c
Mafi 68' c
Himeno 80' c
Con: Matsuda (1/1) 44'
Tamura (2/2) 69', 80'
Pen: Matsuda (3/4) 17', 48', 53'		Report[9]Try: Kerevi (2) 5' c, 50' c
Speight 11' c
Polota-Nau 24' c
Kuridrani (3) 32' c, 39' c, 56' c
Phipps 61' c
Simmons 64' c
Con: Hodge (9/9) 6, 11, 24, 34, 40, 52, 57, 62, 65'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama[10]
Attendance: 43,621
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Notes:

4 November 2017
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Barbarians22–31 New Zealand
Try: Mo'unga 8' m
Bridge (2) 14' m, 80' m
Carter 28' c
Con: Mo'unga (1/4) 29'		Report[11]Try: Perenara 17' m
Fifita 34' m
Laumape 52' c
Cane 54' c
Harris 58' c
Con: B. Barrett (3/4) 53', 55', 59'
Twickenham Stadium, London[12]
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Notes:

10/11 November

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10 November 2017
19:30 WET (UTC+0)
Barbarians27–24 Tonga
Try: Naiyaravoro 17' m
Bridge 20' c
Murphy 68' c
Ellis 73' m
Con: Du Preez (2/4) 21', 69'
Pen: Du Preez (1/1) 35'		Report[13]Try: Pakalani 1' c
Lokotui 8' c
Vailanu (2) 62' m, 78' m
Con: Takulua (2/3) 3', 10'
Thomond Park, Limerick[14]
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)
10 November 2017
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
French Barbarians19–15 Māori All Blacks
Try: Chouzenoux 22' m
Pélissié 46' m
Pen: Ramos (1/1) 15'
Ntamack (2/2) 61', 68'		Report[15]Try: Wainui 43' m
Penalty try 71'
Pen: Garden-Bachop (1/1) 11'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux[8]
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
11 November 2017
18:00 GET (UTC+4)
Georgia 54–22 Canada
Try: Matiashvili (2) 1' c, 68' c
Nemsadze 40' c
Chilachava 51' c
Sharikadze 57' c
Asieshvili 77' c
Con: Matiashvili (6/6) 3', 40', 53', 58', 69', 79'
Pen: Matiashvili (4/4) 9', 14', 24', 44'		Report[16]Try: Paris 33' m
Van der Merwe 55' c
Staller 60' c
Con: Staller (2/3) 56', 60'
Pen: Staller (1/1) 7'
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

11 November 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Germany 45–12 Brazil
Try: Coetzee 5' m
Füchsel 12' c
Otto 23' c
Schramm (2) 34' c, 43' c
Klewinghaus 49' m
Barber 62' c
Con: Parkinson (5/7) 14', 24', 36', 44', 63'		Report[17]Try: F. Sancery 55' c
Arruda 76' m
Con: Reeves (1/2) 57'
Bruno-Plache-Stadion, Leipzig[18][19]
Attendance: 2,668
Referee: David Wilkinson (Ireland)
11 November 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 19–10 Fiji
Try: Ferrari 27' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 28'
Pen: Canna (3/3) 4', 52', 57'
McKinley (1/1) 79'		Report[20]Try: Nakarawa 38' c
Con: Volavola (1/1) 39'
Pen: Volavola (1/2) 20'
Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania[21]
Attendance: 12,343
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

Notes:

11 November 2017
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 44–38 Samoa
Try: Hogg 1' c
H. Jones 34' m
McInally (2) 40' c, 45' c
Dunbar 65' m
Horne 73' c
Con: Russell (3/5) 2', 40', 46'
Horne (1/1) 75'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 14', 24'		Report[22]Try: Tyrell 27' c
Faʻasalele 49' c
Nanai-Williams 62' c
Fonotia 67' c
Treviranus 76' c
Con: Nanai-Williams (5/5) 27', 50', 63', 68', 77'
Pen: Nanai-Williams (1/2) 11'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh[23]
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

Notes:

11 November 2017
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England 21–8 Argentina
Try: Hughes 22' m
Rokoduguni 65' c
Con: Ford (1/2) 67'
Pen: Ford (3/4) 6', 13', 33'		Report[24]Try: Sánchez 77' m
Pen: Boffelli (1/2) 9'
Twickenham Stadium, London[25]
Attendance: 81,683
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

11 November 2017
17:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 21–29 Australia
Try: S. Evans 16' c
Amos 79' m
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 18'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 8', 37', 51'		Report[26]Try: Polota-Nau 12' c
Coleman 21' c
Hooper 40' m
Beale 62' c
Con: Foley (3/4) 13', 23', 63'
Pen: Hodge (1/1) 33'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff[27]
Attendance: 70,275
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

Notes:

11 November 2017
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 38–3 South Africa
Try: Conway 24' m
Ruddock 70' c
Herring 75' c
Stockdale 80' c
Con: Sexton (1/2) 72'
Carbery (2/2) 77', 80'
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 3', 14', 19', 56'		Report[29]Pen: Jantjies (1/1) 43'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin[30]
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Bundee Aki and Darren Sweetnam (both Ireland) made their international debuts.[31]
  • Seán O'Brien (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was Ireland's largest winning margin over South Africa, surpassing the 17-point margin set in 2006.[32]
11 November 2017
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
France 18–38 New Zealand
Try: Thomas 26' m
Penalty try 46'
Pen: Belleau (2/2) 41', 51'		Report[33]Try: Coles 8' c
Naholo (2) 21' c, 79' c
Crotty 35' c
Cane 38' c
Con: Barrett (5/5) 9', 23', 37', 40', 80'
Pen: Barrett (1/1) 16'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis[34]
Attendance: 78,561
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

Notes:

14 November

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14 November 2017
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
France XV 23–28 New Zealand XV
Try: Lacroix (2) 15' c, 27' m
Chavancy 72' m
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/2) 16'
Pen: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 35'
Plisson (1/1) 60'		Report[36]Try: Squire 10' c
Duffie 23' c
Tuipulotu 51' c
Laumape 55' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 11', 24', 52'
Mo'unga (1/1) 56'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon[34]
Attendance: 58,607
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

18 November

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18 November 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Belgium 19–23 Brazil
Try: Torfs 18' c
Dowsett (2) 45' c, 80' m
Con: Piron (1/1) 19'
Hart (1/2) 46'
Pen: Piron (0/1)		Report[37]Try: Dias 54' m
F. Sancery 58' m
Van Niekerk 72'
Con: Reeves (1/3) 73'
Pen: Reeves (2/3) 24', 64'
King Baudouin Stadium (Annex 2), Brussels[19]
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)