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.
Tier 2 and Tier 3 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. 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. As in previous November internationals, travelling Tier 2 nations faced each other at neutral venues in Europe. 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. This was the first time since 2000 that the two nations has met, and the first time Namibia hosted the Los Teros.
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.
Fixtures 21 October
Team details FB 15Israel FolauRW 14Marika KoroibeteOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Kurtley Beale LW 11Reece HodgeFH 10Bernard FoleySH 9 Will Genia N8 8 Sean McMahonOF 7 Michael Hooper (c)BF 6 Jack Dempsey RL 5 Adam ColemanLL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau LP 1 Scott Sio Replacements:HK 16Stephen Moore PR 17Tom Robertson PR 18Allan Alaalatoa LK 19Lukhan Tui FL 20Ned Hanigan SH 21Nick Phipps CE 22Samu Kerevi WG 23Henry SpeightCoach: Michael Cheika FB 15Damian McKenzieRW 14Waisake NaholoOC 13Ryan Crotty IC 12Sonny Bill WilliamsLW 11Rieko Ioane FH 10Lima Sopoaga SH 9 Aaron Smith N8 8 Kieran Read (c)OF 7 Sam CaneBF 6 Liam Squire RL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Sam WhitelockTP 3 Nepo Laulala HK 2 Dane Coles LP 1 Kane Hames Replacements:HK 16Codie Taylor PR 17Wyatt Crockett PR 18Ofa Tu'ungafasi LK 19Patrick Tuipulotu FL 20Ardie Savea SH 21TJ Perenara CE 22Anton Lienert-Brown WG 23David Havili Coach: Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Jack Dempsey (Australia)
Touch judges: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Egon Seconds (South Africa) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Sam Cane (New Zealand) earned his 50th test cap. This was the first time New Zealand had lost multiple tests in a calendar year since 2011. It was also the first time they had failed to win more than 2 tests since 2009.
28 October
Team details FB 15Karmichael HuntRW 14Henry SpeightOC 13Samu Kerevi IC 12Bill Meakes LW 11Israel FolauFH 10Duncan Paia'auaSH 9 Nick Phipps (c) N8 8 Lopeti Timani OF 7 Jack Dempsey BF 6 Ned HaniganRL 5 Lukhan Tui LL 4 Kane DouglasTP 3 Allan Alaalatoa HK 2 Jordan Uelese LP 1 Tom Robertson Replacements:HK 16Stephen Moore PR 17Tetera Faulkner PR 18Jermaine Ainsley FL 19Liam Wright N8 20Ben McCalman SH 21Joe Powell WG 22Curtis Rona WG 23Izaia Perese Coach: Michael Cheika FB 15 Tim Nanai-WilliamsRW 14 Tom Banks OC 13 Eto NabuliIC 12 George MoalaLW 11 Taqele Naiyaravoro FH 10 Quade Cooper (c) SH 9 Augustine Pulu N8 8 Wycliff Palu OF 7 Matt Hodgson BF 6 Isi NaisaraniRL 5 Sam Carter LL 4 Luke JonesTP 3 Taniela Tupou HK 2 Andrew Ready LP 1 Pekahou Cowan Replacements:HK 16 Anaru Rangi PR 17 Ben Alexander PR 18 Salesi Manu LK 19 Matt Philip N8 20 Kane Koteka SH 21 Theo Strang FH 22 Sam Greene WG 23 Andrew KellawayCoach: Alan Jones Touch judges: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand) James Leckie (Australia) Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Team details FB 15Ryuji Noguchi RW 14Lomano LemekiOC 13Sione TeaupaIC 12Ryoto NakamuraLW 11Akihito Yamada FH 10Yu Tamura SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Michael Leitch (c)OF 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki BF 6 Yoshitaka Tokunaga RL 5 Wimpie van der Walt LL 4 Kazuki Himeno TP 3 Koo Ji-won HK 2 Atsushi Sakate LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements:HK 16Takeshi Hino PR 17Shintaro Ishihara PR 18Asaeli Ai Valu LK 19Kotaro Yatabe LK 20Uwe Helu N8 21Fetuani Lautaimi FL 22Shuhei Matsuhashi SH 23Yutaka Nagare FH 24Rikiya Matsuda CE 25Ryohei Yamanaka Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Yoshikazu Fujita OC 13 Richard BuckmanIC 12 Harold VorsterLW 11 Vince AsoFH 10 Berrick Barnes SH 9 Andrew Ellis (c) N8 8 Willie BritzOF 7 Ed Quirk BF 6 Kwagga SmithRL 5 RG SnymanLL 4 Geoff Parling TP 3 Ruan Smith HK 2 Adriaan Strauss LP 1 Jacques van Rooyen Replacements:HK 16 Corey Flynn PR 17 Greg Pleasants-Tate PR 18 Facundo Gigena LK 19 Sam Wykes FL 20 Simone Favaro SH 21 Nic Stirzaker FH 22 Takuya Yamasawa WG 23 Digby Ioane PR 24 JP Smith Coach: Robbie Deans Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Rohan Hoffmann (Australia) Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia)
3/4 November
Team details FB 15Andrew CoeRW 14Brock StallerOC 13Ben LeSage IC 12Guiseppe du Toit LW 11Dan MoorFH 10Pat ParfreySH 9 Phil Mack (c) N8 8 Tyler ArdronOF 7 Matt HeatonBF 6 Dustin Dobravsky RL 5 Josh Larsen LL 4 Kyle Baillie TP 3 Matt Tierney HK 2 Ray Barkwill LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements:HK 16Eric Howard PR 17Djustice Sears-Duru PR 18Ryan Kotlewski FL 19Lucas Rumball LK 20Evan Olmstead SH 21Andrew Ferguson FH 22Robbie Povey WG 23Kainoa Lloyd Coach: Kingsley Jones FB 15Charlie NgataiRW 14Sean WainuiOC 13Tim Bateman IC 12Rob ThompsonLW 11Ambrose Curtis FH 10Ihaia West SH 9 Brad Weber N8 8 Akira IoaneOF 7 Dan Pryor BF 6 Tom FranklinRL 5 Jarrad Hoeata LL 4 Jackson HemopoTP 3 Marcel Renata HK 2 Ash Dixon (c) LP 1 Chris Eves Replacements:HK 16Liam Polwart PR 17Ross Wright PR 18Tyrel Lomax FL 19Jordan Manihera FL 20Sam Henwood SH 21Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi FH 22Jackson Garden-Bachop WG 23Shaun Stevenson Coach: Clayton McMillan Touch judges: Derek Summers (United States) Josh Houston (United States) Television match official: Marc Nelson (United States) Notes: This set a record attendance for a Test rugby match in Canada.
Team details FB 15Kotaro MatsushimaRW 14Lomano Lemeki OC 13Timothy LafaeleIC 12Harumichi Tatekawa LW 11Ryuji NoguchiFH 10Rikiya MatsudaSH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka N8 8 Amanaki MafiOF 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki BF 6 Michael Leitch (c)RL 5 Uwe Helu LL 4 Kazuki HimenoTP 3 Takuma Asahara HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Keita Inagaki Replacements:HK 16Atsushi Sakate PR 17Koki Yamamoto PR 18Asaeli Ai Valu LK 19Wimpie van der Walt N8 20Fetuani Lautaimi SH 21Yutaka Nagare FH 22Yu Tamura CE 23Sione Teaupa Coach: Jamie Joseph FB 15Kurtley Beale RW 14Henry SpeightOC 13Tevita KuridraniIC 12Samu KereviLW 11Marika KoroibeteFH 10Reece HodgeSH 9 Nick Phipps N8 8 Sean McMahon OF 7 Michael Hooper (c) BF 6 Ned HaniganRL 5 Adam Coleman LL 4 Rob Simmons TP 3 Sekope Kepu HK 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau LP 1 Scott Sio Replacements:HK 16Stephen Moore PR 17Tom Robertson PR 18Allan Alaalatoa LK 19Matt Philip N8 20Ben McCalman N8 21Lopeti Timani FH 22Joe Powell WG 23Curtis Rona Coach: Michael Cheika Touch judges: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Tim Baker (Hong Kong) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Asaeli Ai Valu, Kazuki Himeno, Fetuani Lautaimi, Sione Teaupa and Wimpie van der Walt (all Japan) and Matt Philip (Australia) made their international debuts. Ben McCalman (Australia) earned his 50th Test cap. Japan's 30 points was the most they had scored against Australia in a Test match, surpassing their previous record of 25 set in 1975. The 43,621 attendance was a record for a Test match in Japan.
Team details FB 15 George BridgeRW 14 Julian SaveaOC 13 Richard Buckman IC 12 Harold VorsterLW 11 Vince AsoFH 10 Richie Mo'ungaSH 9 Andrew Ellis (c) N8 8 Luke WhitelockOF 7 Kwagga SmithBF 6 Steve Luatua RL 5 Dominic Bird LL 4 Sam Carter TP 3 Atunaisa Moli HK 2 Adriaan Strauss LP 1 Jacques van Rooyen Replacements:HK 16 Akker van der Merwe PR 17 Ben Franks PR 18 Ruan Smith N8 19 Willie Britz FL 20 Ruan Ackermann SH 21 Mitchell Drummond FH 22 Robert du Preez FL 23 Dillon Hunt Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15David Havili RW 14Waisake Naholo OC 13Anton Lienert-BrownIC 12Ngani LaumapeLW 11Seta TamanivaluFH 10Beauden Barrett (c) SH 9 TJ Perenara N8 8 Jerome Kaino OF 7 Ardie SaveaBF 6 Vaea FifitaRL 5 Scott Barrett LL 4 Luke Romano TP 3 Ofa Tu'ungafasi HK 2 Nathan Harris LP 1 Kane Hames Replacements:HK 16Asafo Aumua PR 17Tim Perry PR 18Jeffery Toomaga-Allen LK 19Patrick Tuipulotu FL 20Sam Cane SH 21Tawera Kerr-Barlow FH 22Lima Sopoaga WG 23Matt Duffie Coach: Steve Hansen Man of the Match: Kwagga Smith (Barbarians)
Touch judges: Nic Berry (Australia) Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England) Notes: New Zealand claimed the Killik Cup.
10/11 November
Team details FB 15 George BridgeRW 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro OC 13 Richard BuckmanIC 12 Harold VorsterLW 11 Vince AsoFH 10 Robert du PreezSH 9 Nic Stirzaker N8 8 Willie BritzOF 7 Simone Favaro BF 6 Jordi MurphyRL 5 Quinn Roux LL 4 Geoff Parling (c) TP 3 Brian Scott HK 2 Akker van der Merwe LP 1 James Cronin Replacements:HK 16 Adriaan Strauss PR 17 Jacques van Rooyen PR 18 Ruan Smith LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan FL 20 John Muldoon SH 21 Andrew Ellis WG 22 David Smith LK 23 Sam Carter Coach: Robbie Deans FB 15Atieli PakalaniRW 14David HalaifonuaOC 13Nafi Tuitavake IC 12Tevita Taufu’i LW 11Cooper VunaFH 10Kali HalaSH 9 Sonatane Takulua (c) N8 8 Maama Vaipulu OF 7 Fotu LokotuiBF 6 Daniel FaleafaRL 5 Steve MafiLL 4 Leva Fifita TP 3 Ben Tameifuna HK 2 Sione Lea LP 1 Paea Faʻanunu Replacements:HK 16Maile Ngauamo PR 17Latu Talakai PR 18Halani Aulika LK 19Onehunga Havili FL 20Sione Vailanu SH 21Shinnosuke Tu'umoto'oa WG 22Penikolo Latu CE 23Fetuli Paea Coach: Toutai Kefu Touch judges: Sean Gallagher (Ireland) Joy Neville (Ireland)