International rugby union matches played between October and December 2018
The 2018 end of year rugby union tests, also referred to as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, were a number of rugby union test matches played during October and November, primarily involving countries from the Northern Hemisphere hosting those from the Southern Hemisphere. Also involved in matches are those from second-tier teams. These international games count towards World Rugby's ranking system, with a team typically playing from two to four matches during this period.
Matches
October
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- Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap.
- Sekope Kepu (Australia) became the ninth Australian to earn his 100th test cap and the first in his position for his country.
- New Zealand completed a 3-0 whitewashing of Australia for the first time since 2016.
2/3 November
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- Hiroshi Yamashita (Japan) earned his 50th test cap.
- Jamie Henry, Isileli Nakajima (both Japan), George Bridge, Brett Cameron, Mitchell Drummond, Gareth Evans, Dillon Hunt, Tyrel Lomax, Dalton Papalii and Matt Proctor (all New Zealand) made their international debuts.
- New Zealand gave debuts to eight players, their highest number since 1986 when 11 players debuted against France.
- Japan's 31 points was their highest score against New Zealand, surpassing the 17 points scored in 1995.
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- Jarrod Evans, Luke Morgan (both Wales) and Darcy Graham (Scotland) made their international debuts.
- Wales won the first ever contest of the Doddie Weir Cup.
- Wales won their opening 'Autumn Internationals' match for the first time since beating Romania 40–3 in 2002, and they gained their first opening win at the Millennium Stadium since beating Samoa 50–6 in 2000.
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- Zach Mercer and Ben Moon (both England) made their international debuts.
- With this win and the 25–10 victory in June 2018, England won back-to-back matches against South Africa for the first time since their November 2004 and 2006 victories.
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5–10 November
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- This was the first meeting between the two nations since 2003.
- Zurab Dzneladze (Georgia) made his international debut.
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- This was Wales' first win over Australia since their 21–18 victory in 2008, ending a 13-match winning streak for Australia over the Welsh, to claim the James Bevan Trophy.
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- This was the first match played by the Māori All Blacks in South America since touring Argentina in 1988.
- Matteo Dell’Acqua and Devon Müller (both Brazil) made their international debuts.
16/17 November
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- Jonah Holmes (Wales) and Maʻafu Fia (Tonga) made their international debuts.
- Liam Williams (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
- This was Wales' biggest winning margin over Tonga, surpassing the 44-point difference set in 2001.
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- Mickael de Marco, Tobias Francis, Lucas Levy, Lucas Rubio, Richard Stewart (all Spain), Jason Benade, Henrique Olivier, Chad Plato and Wihan von Wielligh (all Namibia) made their international debuts.
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- This was Ireland's first home win over New Zealand.
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24 November
1 December
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Namibia y Samoa, rivales de España en la ventana de noviembre". 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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- ^ L'Équipe
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- ^ L'Équipe
- ^ "Lobos recebem Namíbia em jogo-teste". 24 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ L'Équipe
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