In July 2024, the

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toured New Zealand, where they played two tests against the

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, a part of the 2024 Summer Internationals. On the way to New Zealand, England also played a match against

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at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. The tour was first reported by '' The Times'' in December 2022, shortly after England coach

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was sacked and replaced by

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by the

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(RFU). Although Southern Hemisphere tours have typically been played on a three-test basis, as in the

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; the

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and

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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

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. It was

's first tour as coach of England. Borthwick was previously the England captain when they toured New Zealand in

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, losing the series 2–0. It was also the first set of fixtures for New Zealand's new coach, Scott Robertson.

Fixtures

Squads

England

England named a 36-player touring squad on 10 June 2024. ⁽¹⁾ On 23 June 2024,

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was ruled out of the tests against New Zealand, after receiving a red card against

, 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.''

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

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. ''Note: Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the day of New Zealand's first test match of the summer series.''

Matches

Japan vs England

Notes: * This was the first ever test match between the two countries to take place in

. * 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,

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, Takayoshi Mohara, Keijiro Tamefusa, Samisoni Tua, Kai Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Yazaki (all Japan) and

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(England) made their international debuts. *

became the first England player to receive two red cards in their test career. ----

New Zealand vs England (1st test)

Notes: *

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and

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(both England) made their international debuts. ----

New Zealand vs England (2nd test)

Notes: *

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was initially named at fullback in the England team but was forced to withdraw late on July 12 with a back injury. He was replaced by

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(New Zealand) made his international debut. * New Zealand retained the

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References

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