The 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals, also known as the Autumn Internationals or Quilter Nations Series, are international rugby union matches that will be mostly played in the Northern Hemisphere during the November international window. The fixtures for the Quilter Nations Series, which includes only the matches involving at least one Six Nations member team, were announced on 18 February 2025.
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18 October
24/25 October
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1 November
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5 November
7/8/9 November
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- This was the first time that Italy has won back-to-back matches against Australia.
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- Olly Cracknell (Wales) made his international debut.
- This was Argentina's largest winning margin over Wales (24 points), surpassing their previous record of 22 points set in 2021.
15/16 November
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- Luis Lopes, Duarte Nunes (both Portugal) and Harry Baron, Jack Bartlett, Chui Wai Lap, Dylan McCann, Max Murphy and Brendon Nell (all Hong Kong) made their international debuts.
- This was the first time Portugal hosted Hong Kong, and the first test match out side of a World Rugby competition or World Cup qualifier.
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- This was England's first win over New Zealand since 2019, and their first win at Twickenham against New Zealand since 2012.
- England reclaimed the Hillary Shield for the first time since 2012.
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- This was Ireland's largest winning margin over Australia (27 points), surpassing the 15-point margin set in 2006 and 1979.
- The 46 points scored by Ireland were the most points they have scored against Australia.
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17 November
22/23 November
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- Brodie Coghlan, Harri Deaves, and Morgan Morse (all Wales) made their international debuts.
- Tom Rogers became the first Welsh player, and just the fourth player in history, to score a hat-trick against New Zealand.
- Wales scored their most points against New Zealand in a home test match.
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- Tom Farrell (Ireland) made his international debut.
- RG Snyman (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
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- Kalvin Gourgues (France) and Kalani Thomas (Australia) made their international debuts.
- With this loss for Australia, the Wallabies went winless on a European tour for the first time since 1958, and suffered 10 test defeats for the first time in a single calendar year.
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- George Turner (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
- Fatongia Paea and Sitaleki Timani (both Tonga) made their international debuts.
- Sitaleki Timani at the age of 39, became the oldest debutant to play for one of the leading rugby nations.
- This was Scotland's largest winning margin over Tonga and the first time they nilled Tonga.
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- This was the first time England has gone undefeated during their Autumn campaign since 2021, and their first when playing four tests since 2016.
29 November
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- Danny Southworth (Wales) made his international debut.
- Cobus Reinach (South Africa) earned his 50th test cap.
- This was South Africa's largest winning margin, and most points scored, away to Wales; surpassing the previous records both set in 2023 (36-point margin and 52 points scored).
- This was Wales' heaviest home defeat and the most points conceded on their home ground, surpassing records both previously set against England (54-point margin and 68 points conceded) during the 2025 Six Nations Championship.
- This was Wales' second heaviest defeat ever, their first coming to South Africa in 1998. Rassie Erasmus, the current South African head coach, was a player in that squad.
- This was the first time Wales have been nilled in a home test match since their 3âÂÂ0 loss to Ireland during the 1967 Five Nations Championship.
- This was the first time South Africa have gone undefeated during the November internationals, when playing four or more tests, since 1997.
- South Africa retained the Prince William Cup.
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