# 2024 England rugby union tour of New Zealand

In July 2024, the England rugby union team toured New Zealand, where they played two tests against the New Zealand national team, a part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. On the way to New Zealand, England also played a match against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
The tour was first reported by The Times in December 2022, shortly after England coach Eddie Jones was sacked and replaced by Steve Borthwick by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). Although Southern Hemisphere tours have typically been played on a three-test basis, as in the 2014 tour; the 2016 and 2022 tours of Australia; and the 2018 tour of South Africa, all Northern Hemisphere touring teams (with Scotland being an exception) returned to two-tests.
The tour was England's first since touring Australia in 2022, and their first tour of New Zealand since 2014. It was Steve Borthwick's first tour as coach of England. Borthwick was previously the England captain when they toured New Zealand in 2008, losing the series 2–0. It was also the first set of fixtures for New Zealand's new coach, Scott Robertson.

## Fixtures

| Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | Source |
| 22 June 2024 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo | Japan | 17–52 | England | Report |
| 6 July 2024 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | New Zealand | 16–15 | England | Report |
| 13 July 2024 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 24–17 | England | Report |

## Squads
### England

England named a 36-player touring squad on 10 June 2024.
$^{(1)}$ On 23 June 2024, Charlie Ewels was ruled out of the tests against New Zealand, after receiving a red card against Japan, which resulted in a two-match suspension. He was replaced in the England squad by Nick Isiekwe.
$^{(2)}$ On 7 July 2024, Joe Marler was ruled out of the second test against New Zealand, after sustaining a foot injury during the first test match a day earlier. He was replaced in the England squad by Emmanuel Iyogun.
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 22 June 2024, the day of England's first test match of the summer series.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Theo Dan | Hooker | (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 23) | 12 | Saracens |
| Jamie George (c) | Hooker | (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 33) | 90 | Saracens |
| Gabriel Oghre | Hooker | (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 26) | 0 | Bristol Bears |
| Fin Baxter | Prop | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | Harlequins |
| Dan Cole | Prop | (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 37) | 112 | Leicester Tigers |
| Joe Heyes | Prop | (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 25) | 7 | Leicester Tigers |
| Emmanuel Iyogun $^{(2)}$ | Prop | (2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 23) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Joe Marler (vc) $^{(2)}$ | Prop | (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 33) | 92 | Harlequins |
| Bevan Rodd | Prop | (2000-08-26)26 August 2000 (aged 23) | 5 | Sale Sharks |
| Will Stuart | Prop | (1996-07-12)12 July 1996 (aged 27) | 38 | Bath |
| Alex Coles | Lock | (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 (aged 24) | 5 | Northampton Saints |
| Charlie Ewels $^{(1)}$ | Lock | (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 28) | 30 | Bath |
| Nick Isiekwe $^{(1)}$ | Lock | (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 26) | 11 | Saracens |
| Maro Itoje (vc) | Lock | (1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 29) | 81 | Saracens |
| George Martin | Lock | (2001-06-18)18 June 2001 (aged 23) | 12 | Leicester Tigers |
| Chandler Cunningham-South | Back row | (2003-03-18)18 March 2003 (aged 21) | 4 | Harlequins |
| Ben Curry | Back row | (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26) | 5 | Sale Sharks |
| Tom Curry | Back row | (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 26) | 50 | Sale Sharks |
| Alex Dombrandt | Back row | (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 27) | 17 | Harlequins |
| Ben Earl (vc) | Back row | (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 26) | 30 | Saracens |
| Ethan Roots | Back row | (1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 26) | 4 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Sam Underhill | Back row | (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 27) | 35 | Bath |
| Alex Mitchell | Scrum-half | (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 27) | 16 | Northampton Saints |
| Harry Randall | Scrum-half | (1997-12-18)18 December 1997 (aged 26) | 6 | Bristol Bears |
| Ben Spencer | Scrum-half | (1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 31) | 5 | Bath |
| Fin Smith | Fly-half | (2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 22) | 2 | Northampton Saints |
| Marcus Smith | Fly-half | (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 25) | 32 | Harlequins |
| Fraser Dingwall | Centre | (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 25) | 2 | Northampton Saints |
| Ollie Lawrence | Centre | (1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 24) | 24 | Bath |
| Luke Northmore | Centre | (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 27) | 0 | Harlequins |
| Henry Slade (vc) | Centre | (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 31) | 62 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | Wing | (2002-12-20)20 December 2002 (aged 21) | 3 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Tommy Freeman | Wing | (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 23) | 8 | Northampton Saints |
| Tom Roebuck | Wing | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| Ollie Sleightholme | Wing | (2000-04-13)13 April 2000 (aged 24) | 0 | Northampton Saints |
| Joe Carpenter | Fullback | (2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 22) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| George Furbank | Fullback | (1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 27) | 9 | Northampton Saints |
| Freddie Steward | Fullback | (2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 23) | 33 | Leicester Tigers |

### New Zealand

New Zealand named a 32-player squad for the summer test series on 24 June 2024.
$^{(1)}$ On 8 July 2024, TJ Perenara was ruled out of the second test against England, after sustaining a knee injury during the first test match two days earlier. He was replaced in the New Zealand squad by Noah Hotham.
Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the day of New Zealand's first test match of the summer series.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Franchise/province |
| Asafo Aumua | Hooker | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 27) | 6 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Codie Taylor | Hooker | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 33) | 85 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| George Bell | Hooker | (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Ethan de Groot | Prop | (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 25) | 22 | Highlanders / Southland |
| Tyrel Lomax | Prop | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) | 32 | Hurricanes / Tasman |
| Fletcher Newell | Prop | (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 (aged 24) | 13 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Pasilio Tosi | Prop | (1998-07-18)18 July 1998 (aged 25) | 0 | Hurricanes / Bay of Plenty |
| Ofa Tuʻungafasi | Prop | (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 32) | 57 | Blues / Northland |
| Tamaiti Williams | Prop | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 23) | 7 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Scott Barrett (c) | Lock | (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 30) | 69 | Crusaders / Taranaki |
| Tupou Vaa'i | Lock | (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 24) | 25 | Chiefs / Taranaki |
| Patrick Tuipulotu | Lock | (1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 31) | 43 | Blues / Auckland |
| Ethan Blackadder | Loose forward | (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 29) | 10 | Crusaders / Tasman |
| Samipeni Finau | Loose forward | (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 (aged 25) | 1 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Luke Jacobson | Loose forward | (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 (aged 27) | 18 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Dalton Papalii | Loose forward | (1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 26) | 32 | Blues / Counties Manukau |
| Ardie Savea (vc) | Loose forward | (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 30) | 81 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Wallace Sititi | Loose forward | (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Chiefs / North Harbour |
| Finlay Christie | Half-back | (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 28) | 21 | Blues / Tasman |
| Noah Hotham $^{(1)}$ | Half-back | (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) | 0 | Crusaders / Tasman |
| TJ Perenara $^{(1)}$ | Half-back | (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 32) | 80 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Cortez Ratima | Half-back | (2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 23) | 0 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Beauden Barrett | First five-eighth | (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 33) | 123 | Blues / Taranaki |
| Damian McKenzie | First five-eighth | (1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 29) | 47 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Jordie Barrett | Centre | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 27) | 57 | Hurricanes / Taranaki |
| Rieko Ioane | Centre | (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 27) | 67 | Blues / Auckland |
| Anton Lienert-Brown | Centre | (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 29) | 70 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Billy Proctor | Centre | (1999-05-14)14 May 1999 (aged 25) | 0 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Caleb Clarke | Wing | (1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 25) | 20 | Blues / Auckland |
| Emoni Narawa | Wing | (1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 24) | 1 | Chiefs / Bay of Plenty |
| Stephen Perofeta | Wing | (1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 27) | 3 | Blues / Taranaki |
| Sevu Reece | Wing | (1997-02-13)13 February 1997 (aged 27) | 23 | Crusaders / Southland |
| Mark Tele'a | Wing | (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 27) | 9 | Blues / North Harbour |

## Matches
### Japan vs England

* 22 June 2024 14:50 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 17–52 | England |
| Try: Nezuka 66' c Yamasawa 69' c Con: Matsuda (2/2) 67', 70' Pen: Lee (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Cunningham-South 14' c M. Smith 25' c Feyi-Waboso 29' c Slade 40+2' m Mitchell 43' c Earl 50' m Randall 58' c Underhill 77' c Con: M. Smith (4/6) 15', 26', 30', 44' Slade (2/2) 59', 78' |
* Japan National Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 44,029 Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
| FB | 15 | Yoshitaka Yazaki | 55' |
| RW | 14 | Jone Naikabula |
| OC | 13 | Samisoni Tua |
| IC | 12 | Tomoki Osada |
| LW | 11 | Koga Nezuka |
| FH | 10 | Seung-sin Lee | 55' |
| SH | 9 | Naoto Saito | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Faulua Makisi |
| OF | 7 | Tiennan Costley | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Michael Leitch (c) |
| RL | 5 | Warner Dearns |
| LL | 4 | Sanaila Waqa | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Shuhei Takeuchi | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Mamoru Harada | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Takayoshi Mohara | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Atsushi Sakate | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Shogo Miura | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Keijiro Tamefusa | 47' |
| LK | 19 | Amanaki Saumaki | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Kai Yamamoto | 59' |
| SH | 21 | Shinobu Fujiwara | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Rikiya Matsuda | 55' |
| FB | 23 | Takuya Yamasawa | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | George Furbank |
| RW | 14 | Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | | 59' |
| OC | 13 | Henry Slade |
| IC | 12 | Ollie Lawrence |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Freeman | | 66' |
| FH | 10 | Marcus Smith | 55' | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Alex Mitchell | | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | | 51' | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Chandler Cunningham-South | | | 57' |
| RL | 5 | George Martin |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George (c) | | 44' |
| LP | 1 | Bevan Rodd | | 44' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Theo Dan | | 44' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | | 44' |
| PR | 18 | Will Stuart | | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Charlie Ewels | 73' | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Tom Curry | | 51' |
| SH | 21 | Harry Randall | | 51' |
| FH | 22 | Fin Smith | | 66' |
| WG | 23 | Tom Roebuck | | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
* Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)
* Foul play review officer:
* Brian MacNeice (Ireland)
Notes:
* This was the first ever test match between the two countries to take place in Japan.
* Dylan Riley (Japan) was named in the starting line-up, but withdrew during the warm-up due to injury. He was replaced by Samisoni Tua, whose place on the bench was taken by Takuya Yamasawa.
* Tiennan Costley, Shinobu Fujiwara, Mamoru Harada, Takayoshi Mohara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Samisoni Tua, Kai Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Yazaki (all Japan) and Tom Roebuck (England) made their international debuts.
* Charlie Ewels became the first England player to receive two red cards in their test career.

### New Zealand vs England (1st test)

* 6 July 2024 19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 16–15 | England |
| Try: Reece 16' m Savea 25' m Pen: McKenzie (2/3) 55', 66' | Report | Try: Itoje 21' c Feyi-Waboso 48' m Con: M. Smith (1/2) 22' Pen: M. Smith (1/3) 40+4' |
* Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 28,483 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
| FB | 15 | Stephen Perofeta | 52' |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece |
| OC | 13 | Rieko Ioane | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
| LW | 11 | Mark Tele'a |
| FH | 10 | Damian McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | TJ Perenara | 41' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea |
| OF | 7 | Dalton Papali'i |
| BF | 6 | Samipeni Finau | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Barrett (c) |
| TP | 3 | Tyrel Lomax | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Ethan de Groot | 50' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Asafo Aumua | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Fletcher Newell | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Tupou Vaa'i | 58' |
| FL | 20 | Luke Jacobson | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Finlay Christie | 41' |
| CE | 22 | Anton Lienert-Brown | 69' |
| FB | 23 | Beauden Barrett | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Robertson ||
| FB | 15 | George Furbank |
| RW | 14 | Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | 76' |
| OC | 13 | Henry Slade |
| IC | 12 | Ollie Lawrence |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Freeman |
| FH | 10 | Marcus Smith | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Alex Mitchell | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Chandler Cunningham-South | 52' |
| RL | 5 | George Martin |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Will Stuart | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George (c) | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 18' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Theo Dan | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Fin Baxter | 18' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Alex Coles | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Tom Curry | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Spencer | 58' |
| FH | 22 | Fin Smith | 66' |
| WG | 23 | Ollie Sleightholme | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
* Player of the Match:
* Sevu Reece (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Nic Berry (Australia)
* Jordan Way (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Eric Gauzins (France)
* Foul play review officer:
* Brett Cronan (Australia)
Notes:
* Fin Baxter and Ollie Sleightholme (both England) made their international debuts.

### New Zealand vs England (2nd test)

* 13 July 2024 19:05 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 24–17 | England |
| Try: Tele'a (2) 11' c, 61' m Con: McKenzie (1/2) 13' Pen: McKenzie (4/4) 20', 38', 69', 75' | Report | Try: Feyi-Waboso 14' c Freeman 40+1' c Con: Smith (2/2) 15', 40+2' Pen: Smith (1/1) 49' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 48,362 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Stephen Perofeta | 49' |
| RW | 14 | Sevu Reece |
| OC | 13 | Rieko Ioane | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Jordie Barrett |
| LW | 11 | Mark Tele'a |
| FH | 10 | Damian McKenzie |
| SH | 9 | Finlay Christie | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Ardie Savea |
| OF | 7 | Dalton Papali'i |
| BF | 6 | Samipeni Finau | 49' |
| RL | 5 | Patrick Tuipulotu | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Barrett (c) |
| TP | 3 | Tyrel Lomax | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Ethan de Groot | 49' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Asafo Aumua | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Fletcher Newell | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Tupou Vaa'i | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Luke Jacobson | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Cortez Ratima | 53' |
| CE | 22 | Anton Lienert-Brown | 59' |
| FB | 23 | Beauden Barrett | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Robertson ||
| FB | 15 | Freddie Steward | | 69' |
| RW | 14 | Immanuel Feyi-Waboso | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Henry Slade |
| IC | 12 | Ollie Lawrence |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Freeman |
| FH | 10 | Marcus Smith | 62' | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Alex Mitchell |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Earl |
| OF | 7 | Sam Underhill | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Chandler Cunningham-South | 62' |
| RL | 5 | George Martin |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Will Stuart | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George (c) | 49' | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Fin Baxter | 68' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Theo Dan | 49' | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Bevan Rodd | 68' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Alex Coles | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Tom Curry | 49' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Spencer |
| FH | 22 | Fin Smith | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Ollie Sleightholme | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Borthwick ||
* Player of the Match:
* Mark Tele'a (New Zealand)
* Assistant referees:
* Damon Murphy (Australia)
* Pierre Brousset (France)
* Television match official:
* Brett Cronan (Australia)
* Foul play review officer:
* Eric Gauzins. (France)
Notes:
* New Zealand retained the Hillary Shield.
* Cortez Ratima (New Zealand) made his international debut.
* George Furbank (England) was initially named to start at full-back, but was forced to withdraw prior to the match, due to a back injury. He was replaced by Freddie Steward