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.
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]
Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia) Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Derek Summers (United States) Josh Houston (United States) Television match official: Marc Nelson (United States)
Touch judges: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Tim Baker (Hong Kong) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
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Man of the Match: Soso Matiashvili (Georgia)
Touch judges: Alexandre Ruiz (France) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Neil Hennessy (Wales)
Touch judges: Nigel Correll (Ireland) Oisin Quinn (Ireland)
Man of the Match: Dean Budd (Italy)
Touch judges: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Man of the Match: Stuart McInally (Scotland)
Touch judges: Paul Williams (New Zealand) George Clancy (Ireland) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Man of the Match: Mako Vunipola (England)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Dan Jones (Wales) Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland)
Man of the Match: Will Genia (Australia)
Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Ian Tempest (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Ian Davies (Wales) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Man of the Match: Waisake Naholo (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Matthew Carley (England) Tom Foley (England) Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Touch judges: Jamie Leahy (England) Lionel Spooner (England).
Man of the Match: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Touch judges: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Man of the Match: Dan Lydiate (Wales)
Touch judges: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Sean Gallagher (Ireland) Television match official: Leo Colgan (Ireland)
Touch judges: Frank Murphy (Ireland) Joy Neville (Ireland)
Man of the Match: Joe Launchbury (England)
Touch judges: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) George Clancy (Ireland) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Touch judges: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania)
Touch judges: Dan Jones (Wales) Shota Tevzadze (Georgia) Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Jon Mason (Wales)
Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Ian Davies (Wales) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Man of the Match: Andrew Conway (Ireland)
Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Tom Foley (England) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Touch judges: Adam Leal (England) Jonathan Healy (England) Television match official: Kevin Beggs (Ireland)
Touch judges: Gwyn Morris (Wales) Aled Evans (Wales)
Man of the Match: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)
Touch judges: Egon Seconds (South Africa) Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)
Man of the Match: Byron McGuigan (Scotland)
Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) David Wilkinson (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)
Touch judges: Kieran Barry (Ireland) Ken Imbusch (Ireland)
Man of the Match: George Ford (England)
Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Wayne Davies (Wales) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Touch judges: Rhys Thomas (Wales) Shota Tevzadze (Georgia) Television match official: Stefano Penne (Italy)
Touch judges: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Vlad Iordăchescu (Romania) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Man of the Match: Rieko Ioane (New Zealand)
Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Frank Murphy (Ireland) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
Man of the Match: Jacob Stockdale (Ireland)
Touch judges: Marius Mitrea (Italy) Mike Adamson (Scotland) Television match official: David Grashoff (England)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Joy Neville (Ireland) Television match official: Sean Davey (England)
Man of the Match: Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)
Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Frank Murphy (Ireland) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)
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