2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand

2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand
Coach(es)Steve Borthwick
Tour captain(s)Jamie George
Top test point scorer(s)Marcus Smith (13)
Top test try scorer(s)Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 01 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 New Zealand
1 0 0 1
 Japan
1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tourAustralia 2022

In July 2024, the England rugby union team is scheduled to tour New Zealand, where they will play two tests against the New Zealand national team, a part of the 2024 Summer Internationals.[1] On the way to New Zealand, England will also play a match against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

The tour was first reported by The Times in December 2022,[2] shortly after England coach Eddie Jones was sacked and replaced by Steve Borthwick by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).[3][4] Although Southern Hemisphere tours have typically been played on a three-test basis, as in the 2014 tour; the 2016 and 2022 tours of Australia; and the 2018 tour of South Africa, all Northern Hemisphere touring teams (with Scotland being an exception) returned to two-tests.

The tour will be the England's first tour since touring Australia in 2022, and their first tour of New Zealand since 2014. It is expected to be Steve Borthwick's first tour as coach of England.[2] Borthwick was previously the England captain when they toured New Zealand in 2008, losing the series 2–0.[2] It will also be the first set of fixtures for New Zealand's new coach, Scott Robertson.[1][5]

Fixtures[edit]

Date Venue Home Score Away
22 June 2024 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo Japan  17–52  England
6 July 2024 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin New Zealand  16–15  England
13 July 2024 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand   England

Squads[edit]

England[edit]

England named a 36-player touring squad on 10 June 2024.[6]

(1) On 23 June 2024, Charlie Ewels was ruled out of the tests against New Zealand, after receiving a red card against Japan, which resulted in a two-match suspension. He was replaced in the England squad by Nick Isiekwe.[7]

(2) On 7 July 2024, Joe Marler withdrew from the tour, after sustaining a foot injury in the first test against New Zealand. He was replaced in the England squad by Emmanuel Iyogun.[8]

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 22 June 2024, the day of England's first test match of the summer series.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Theo Dan Hooker (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 23) 12 England Saracens
Jamie George (c) Hooker (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 33) 90 England Saracens
Gabriel Oghre Hooker (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 26) 0 England Bristol Bears
Fin Baxter Prop (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 22) 0 England Harlequins
Dan Cole Prop (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 37) 112 England Leicester Tigers
Joe Heyes Prop (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 25) 7 England Leicester Tigers
Emmanuel Iyogun (2) Prop (2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 23) 0 England Northampton Saints
Joe Marler (vc) (2) Prop (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 33) 92 England Harlequins
Bevan Rodd Prop (2000-08-26)26 August 2000 (aged 23) 5 England Sale Sharks
Will Stuart Prop (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 27) 38 England Bath
Alex Coles Lock (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 24) 5 England Northampton Saints
Charlie Ewels (1) Lock (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 28) 30 England Bath
Nick Isiekwe (1) Lock (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 26) 11 England Saracens
Maro Itoje (vc) Lock (1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 29) 81 England Saracens
George Martin Lock (2001-06-18)18 June 2001 (aged 23) 12 England Leicester Tigers
Chandler Cunningham-South Back row (2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 21) 4 England Harlequins
Ben Curry Back row (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26) 5 England Sale Sharks
Tom Curry Back row (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26) 50 England Sale Sharks
Alex Dombrandt Back row (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 27) 17 England Harlequins
Ben Earl (vc) Back row (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 26) 30 England Saracens
Ethan Roots Back row (1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 26) 4 England Exeter Chiefs
Sam Underhill Back row (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 27) 35 England Bath
Alex Mitchell Scrum-half (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 27) 16 England Northampton Saints
Harry Randall Scrum-half (1997-12-18)18 December 1997 (aged 26) 6 England Bristol Bears
Ben Spencer Scrum-half (1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 31) 5 England Bath
Fin Smith Fly-half (2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 22) 2 England Northampton Saints
Marcus Smith Fly-half (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 25) 32 England Harlequins
Fraser Dingwall Centre (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 25) 2 England Northampton Saints
Ollie Lawrence Centre (1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 24) 24 England Bath
Luke Northmore Centre (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 27) 0 England Harlequins
Henry Slade (vc) Centre (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 31) 62 England Exeter Chiefs
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Wing (2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 21) 3 England Exeter Chiefs
Tommy Freeman Wing (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 23) 8 England Northampton Saints
Tom Roebuck Wing (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 23) 0 England Sale Sharks
Ollie Sleightholme Wing (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 24) 0 England Northampton Saints
Joe Carpenter Fullback (2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 22) 0 England Sale Sharks
George Furbank Fullback (1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 27) 9 England Northampton Saints
Freddie Steward Fullback (2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 23) 33 England Leicester Tigers

New Zealand[edit]

New Zealand named a 32-player squad for the summer test series on 24 June 2024.[9]

Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the day of New Zealand's first test match of the summer series.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Franchise/province
Asafo Aumua Hooker (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 27) 6 New Zealand Hurricanes / Wellington
Codie Taylor Hooker (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 33) 85 New Zealand Crusaders / Canterbury
George Bell Hooker (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) 0 New Zealand Crusaders / Canterbury
Ethan de Groot Prop (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 25) 22 New Zealand Highlanders / Southland
Tyrel Lomax Prop (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) 32 New Zealand Hurricanes / Tasman
Fletcher Newell Prop (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 24) 13 New Zealand Crusaders / Canterbury
Pasilio Tosi Prop (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 25) 0 New Zealand Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty
Ofa Tuʻungafasi Prop (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 32) 57 New Zealand Blues / Northland
Tamaiti Williams Prop (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 23) 7 New Zealand Crusaders / Canterbury
Scott Barrett (c) Lock (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 30) 69 New Zealand Crusaders / Taranaki
Tupou Vaa'i Lock (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24) 25 New Zealand Chiefs / Taranaki
Patrick Tuipulotu Lock (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 31) 43 New Zealand Blues / Auckland
Ethan Blackadder Loose forward (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 29) 10 New Zealand Crusaders / Tasman
Samipeni Finau Loose forward (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 25) 1 New Zealand Chiefs / Waikato
Luke Jacobson Loose forward (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 27) 18 New Zealand Chiefs / Waikato
Dalton Papalii Loose forward (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 26) 32 New Zealand Blues / Counties Manukau
Ardie Savea (vc) Loose forward (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 30) 81 New Zealand Hurricanes / Wellington
Wallace Sititi Loose forward (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 21) 0 New Zealand Chiefs / North Harbour
Finlay Christie Half-back (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 28) 21 New Zealand Blues / Tasman
TJ Perenara Half-back (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 32) 80 New Zealand Hurricanes / Wellington
Cortez Ratima Half-back (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 23) 0 New Zealand Chiefs / Waikato
Beauden Barrett First five-eighth (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 33) 123 New Zealand Blues / Taranaki
Damian McKenzie First five-eighth (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 29) 47 New Zealand Chiefs / Waikato
Jordie Barrett Centre (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 27) 57 New Zealand Hurricanes / Taranaki
Rieko Ioane Centre (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 27) 67 New Zealand Blues / Auckland
Anton Lienert-Brown Centre (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 29) 70 New Zealand Chiefs / Waikato
Billy Proctor Centre (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 25) 0 New Zealand Hurricanes / Wellington
Caleb Clarke Wing (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 25) 20 New Zealand Blues / Auckland
Emoni Narawa Wing (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 24) 1 New Zealand Chiefs / Bay of Plenty
Stephen Perofeta Wing (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 27) 3 New Zealand Blues / Taranaki
Sevu Reece Wing (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27) 23 New Zealand Crusaders / Southland
Mark Telea Wing (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 27) 9 New Zealand Blues / North Harbour

Matches[edit]

Japan vs England[edit]

22 June 2024
14:50 JST (UTC+09)
Japan 17–52 England
Try: Nezuka 66' c
Yamasawa 69' c
Con: Matsuda (2/2) 67', 70'
Pen: Lee (1/1) 3'		ReportTry: Cunningham-South 14' c
M. Smith 25' c
Feyi-Waboso 29' c
Slade 40+2' m
Mitchell 43' c
Earl 50' m
Randall 58' c
Underhill 77' c
Con: M. Smith (4/6) 15', 26', 30', 44'
Slade (2/2) 59', 78'
Japan National Stadium, Tokyo[10]
Attendance: 44,029
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)[11]
Team details
FB 15 Yoshitaka Yazaki downward-facing red arrow 55'
RW 14 Jone Naikabula
OC 13 Samisoni Tua
IC 12 Tomoki Osada
LW 11 Koga Nezuka
FH 10 Lee Seung-sin downward-facing red arrow 55'
SH 9 Naoto Saito downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Faulua Makisi
OF 7 Tiennan Costley downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)
RL 5 Warner Dearns
LL 4 Sanaila Waqa downward-facing red arrow 55'
TP 3 Shuhei Takeuchi downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Mamoru Harada downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Takayoshi Mohara downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Atsushi Sakate upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Shogo Miura upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 Keijiro Tamefusa upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Amanaki Saumaki upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 20 Kai Yamamoto upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Shinobu Fujiwara upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 22 Rikiya Matsuda upward-facing green arrow 55'
FB 23 Takuya Yamasawa upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 George Furbank
RW 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso downward-facing red arrow 59'
OC 13 Henry Slade (vc)
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Tommy Freeman downward-facing red arrow 66'
FH 10 Marcus Smith Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 51'
N8 8 Ben Earl (vc)
OF 7 Sam Underhill
BF 6 Chandler Cunningham-South downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 George Martin
LL 4 Maro Itoje (vc)
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Jamie George (c) downward-facing red arrow 44'
LP 1 Bevan Rodd downward-facing red arrow 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 17 Joe Marler (vc) upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Charlie Ewels Red card 73' upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 20 Tom Curry upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 21 Harry Randall upward-facing green arrow 51'
FH 22 Fin Smith upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 23 Tom Roebuck upward-facing green arrow 59'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)[11]
Angus Mabey (New Zealand)[11]
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)[11]
Foul play review officer:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)[11]

New Zealand vs England (1st test)[edit]

6 July 2024
19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
New Zealand 16–15 England
Try: Reece 16' m
Savea 25' m
Pen: McKenzie (2/3) 55', 66'		ReportTry: Itoje 21' c
Feyi-Waboso 48' m
Con: M. Smith (1/2) 22'
Pen: M. Smith (1/3) 40+4'
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin[12]
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[11]
Team details
FB 15 Stephen Perofeta downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 14 Sevu Reece
OC 13 Rieko Ioane downward-facing red arrow 69'
IC 12 Jordie Barrett
LW 11 Mark Tele'a
FH 10 Damian McKenzie
SH 9 TJ Perenara downward-facing red arrow 41'
N8 8 Ardie Savea (vc)
OF 7 Dalton Papali'i
BF 6 Samipeni Finau downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Patrick Tuipulotu downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Scott Barrett (c)
TP 3 Tyrel Lomax downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Codie Taylor downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Ethan de Groot downward-facing red arrow 50'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Asafo Aumua upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Fletcher Newell upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Tupou Vaa'i upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Luke Jacobson upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Finlay Christie upward-facing green arrow 41'
CE 22 Anton Lienert-Brown upward-facing green arrow 69'
FB 23 Beauden Barrett upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
New Zealand Scott Robertson
FB 15 George Furbank
RW 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso downward-facing red arrow 76'
OC 13 Henry Slade (vc)
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Tommy Freeman
FH 10 Marcus Smith downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Ben Earl (vc)
OF 7 Sam Underhill downward-facing red arrow 63'
BF 6 Chandler Cunningham-South downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL 5 George Martin
LL 4 Maro Itoje (vc)
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Jamie George (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Joe Marler (vc) downward-facing red arrow 18'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Fin Baxter upward-facing green arrow 18'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Alex Coles upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Tom Curry upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Ben Spencer upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 22 Fin Smith upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 23 Ollie Sleightholme upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)[11]
Jordan Way (Australia)[11]
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)[11]

New Zealand vs England (2nd test)[edit]

Assistant referees:
Damon Murphy (Australia)[11]
George Myers (Australia)[11]
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand confirm Tests against England and Ireland in 2024". BBC Sport. 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kelleher, Will (27 December 2022). "England set for New Zealand tour in 2024". The Times. News UK. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ Coles, Ben; Richardson, Charles; Morgan, Charlie; Ward, Tom (6 December 2022). "Eddie Jones sacked live: England coach has 'no regrets' – latest updates". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ^ "England appoint Steve Borthwick as new head coach to replace Eddie Jones". The Guardian. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ "All Blacks 2024 schedule: 14-test season presents tough first year for Scott Robertson". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Media and Entertainment. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "England's Summer Series squad announced". England Rugby. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "England call up Nick Isiekwe for New Zealand tour with Charlie Ewels banned". The Guardian. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Joe Marler out of second New Zealand Test as England call up uncapped replacement". The Independent. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "ALL BLACKS SQUAD NAMED FOR STEINLAGER ULTRA LOW CARB SERIES". All Blacks. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. ^ "「リポビタンDチャレンジカップ2024」日本代表とイングランド代表2024年6月対戦決定のお知らせ". Rugby Japan. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Match Officials Appointments - June-July internationals (men's)". World Rugby. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b "All Blacks 2024 Test Schedule Announced". All Blacks. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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