The 2021 end of year rugby union tests, also referred to as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were

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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

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's ranking system, with teams typically playing from two to four matches in this period. Matches hosted by teams from the

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were branded the Autumn Nations Series for marketing purposes.

Fixtures

23 October

Notes: *

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, Dylan Riley (both Japan) and

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(Australia) made their international debuts. *

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replaced

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on the bench for Japan, after Leitch withdrew due to injury. ---- Notes: * Chad Gough, Ryan James,

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(all United States) and Josh Lord (New Zealand) made their international debuts. * New Zealand recorded their biggest win over the United States. * This was the United States' biggest-ever loss. * This was the first time New Zealand scored 100 or more points in multiple games in the same calendar year, having scored 102 against Tonga in

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30 October

Notes: *

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, Marshall Sykes, Ross Thompson, Sione Tuipulotu (all Scotland),

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and

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(all Tonga) made their international debuts. * Scotland recorded their biggest win over Tonga, surpassing the 36-point difference set during the

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. *

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became the first Scottish player to score four tries at Murrayfield and the first since

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against

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at the

. * Tonga played at Murrayfield for the first time since 2001. ---- ---- Notes: *

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(Wales) was named to start but withdrew shortly after the team announcement after failing a late fitness test;

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replaced Owens in the starting XV and

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took Elias's place on the bench. *

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(Wales) earned his 149th test cap to become the most capped international player (excluding Lions tests), surpassing

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's record. *

(Wales) made his international debut. *

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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. ----

6/7 November

Notes: * Dan Sheehan (Ireland) made his international debut. *

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became the seventh Ireland player to earn his 100th test cap. ---- Notes: *

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(Italy) made his international debut. * New Zealand broke the record for the most points scored in a calendar year (675), surpassing the 658 points scored by South Africa in 2007. ---- Notes: * Peter Nelson (Canada) was named to start but withdrew after the captain's run and was replaced by Robbie Povey, who was replaced on the bench by

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. Tyler Rowland was also named on the bench but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Foster DeWitt. *

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(Portugal) made his international debut. * This was Portugal's first win over Canada. ---- Notes: * Jerry Davoibaravi,

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(both Spain),

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and

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(all Fiji) made their international debuts. * Fiji became Spain's highest-ranked opponent at home since Spain hosted Australia in 2001. ---- Notes: *

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was initially named to start at fly-half but was ruled out before the match after a positive COVID-19 test; George Furbank replaced Farrell at fly-half, and Mark Atkinson took Furbank's place among the replacements. * Mark Atkinson, Alex Mitchell (both England),

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and

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(both Tonga) made their international debuts. *

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(Tonga) made his Tongan international debut having previously represented Australia. ---- Notes: *

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and

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(Wales) made their international debuts. * South Africa won in Wales for the first time since 2013 and reclaimed the Prince William Cup. ---- Notes: *

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(France) made his international debut. ---- ---- Notes: *

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(all Romania) and

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(Uruguay) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: *

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(both Scotland) and

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(Australia) made their international debuts. * Scotland retained the

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. * Scotland won a third consecutive match against Australia for the first time since 1982. *

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retired from refereeing test rugby following this game

13/14 November

Notes: * Alessandro Fusco,

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(both Italy) and

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(Argentina) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: *

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and

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(both South Africa) won their 50th caps. *

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equalled

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and

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's record as Scotland's all time top try scorer with 24 tries. ---- Notes: *

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(Canada) was named to start but withdrew before the game and was replaced by

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, who was replaced on the bench by David Richard. * Michael Abrahams, Hugues Bastin, Toon Deceuninck, Henri Dequenne, Frédéric De Smet, Ian Dumez, Viktor Pazgrat, Basile Poupaert, Matias Remue, Hugo Ruelle, Basile Van Parys (all Belgium),

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and David Richard (all Canada) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: * Henry Chavancy (French Barbarians) had been named to start but was replaced by

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ahead of kick-off, with

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replacing Bonneval on the bench. ---- ---- Notes: *

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(Portugal) had been named on the bench but withdrew ahead of kick-off and replaced by

. *

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and

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(both Japan) made their international debuts. * This was the first meeting between the two nations. ---- Notes: *

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was initially named to start but was ruled out before the match after a positive COVID-19 test; Bevan Rodd replaced Genge at loosehead, and Trevor Davison took Rodd's place among the replacements. *

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(both England) and Ollie Hoskins (Australia) made their international debuts. *

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(England) won his 50th international cap. *

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. *

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became the first English forward to score a try in four consecutive matches. * England retained the

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. ---- Notes: * Henrique Ferreira, Kauã Guimarães, Pedro Henrique, Devon Müller, Gabriel Quirino (all Brazil), Tapiwa Mafura, Victor Mapunga and Tapiwa Tsomondo (all Zimbabwe) made their international debuts. * This was the first meeting between the two sides. ---- Notes: *

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and

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(both France) made their international debuts. * This was the first time these two teams had met outside a

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. ---- ---- Notes: *

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(all Namibia) and Brian Wahinya (Kenya) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: * Josh Adams and Tomas Francis were initially named to start but were ruled out before the match due to injury; WillGriff John replaced Francis at tighthead, and Nick Tompkins replaced Adams at outside centre; Dillon Lewis and Willis Halaholo replaced John and Tompkins on the bench. *

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(Wales),

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and

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(both Fiji) made their international debuts.

20/21 November

Notes: * Robson Morais and Joel Ramírez (both Brazil) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: *

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(Russia) made his international debut. * This was Chile's first win over Russia. ---- Notes: *

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and

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(both Scotland) made their international debuts. * Stuart Hogg became Scotland's all-time top try scorer, surpassing

and

's record of 24 tries. ---- Notes: *

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(all Italy), Juan Manuel Alonso and Mateo Viñals (both Uruguay) made their international debuts. ---- Notes: * Chemigan Beukes (Namibia) made his international debut. * Namibia won the Stellenbosch Challenge Cup. ---- Notes: * This was the first draw between the two nations. ---- Notes: *

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(England) made his international debut. ---- Notes: *

Bogdan Doroftei Bogdan-Andrei Doroftei (born 13 November 1995) is a Romanian rugby union football player. He plays as a lock Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water na ...

Sioeli Lama Sioeli Lama (born 12 October 1995) is a Tongan born Romanian rugby union player who plays as a Scrumhalf for CEC Bank SuperLiga club CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professio ...

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(all Romania) and Latu Latunipulu (Tonga) made their international debuts. *

Ionuț Dumitru Ionuț Răzvan Dumitru (born 6 November 1992) is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays mainly as a wing and occasionally as a centre for professional SuperLiga club Steaua and București based European Challenge Cup side the Wolves. Dumitru a ...

(Romania) earned his 50th test cap. ---- Notes: * Lalakai Foketi (Australia) made his international debut. * Wales retained the

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for the first time. * Wales won three consecutive matches against Australia for the first time since 1975. ---- Notes: * France regained the

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. * 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

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. * 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. ---- ---- Notes: *

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and

Jack Conan Jack Edward Conan (born 29 July 1992) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. He has twice been selected for the British & Irish Lions. ...

(both Ireland) were both named to start, but withdrew ahead of the game and were replaced by

Ryan Baird Ryan Baird (born 26 July 1999) is an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a lock or as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. Early life and education Baird attended The High Schoo ...

and

Peter O'Mahony Peter James O'Mahony (born 17 September 1989) is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a flanker. O'Mahony played as a flanker. During his career, O'Mahony has captained Presentation Brothers College, Ireland U18, Ireland U20, ...

, with Doris moving to Number 8.

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(Argentina) made his international debut. * Ireland scored their most points against Argentina and set a new record for their largest winning margin over the Pumas. *

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(Argentina) became the first player to be shown three red cards in his international career.

26/27 November

Notes: *

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(all Russia), Lukas Carvallo, Diego Escobar and Santiago Pedrero (all Chile) made their international debuts. * This was Chile's biggest winning margin over Russia. ----

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