July Internationals: This week’s fixtures, kick-off times and match officials
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The full swing of the mid-year Test window arrives this week with matches starting as early as Thursday going all the way through to Saturday.
There are a total of 10 games to look forward to with nine of those being official Test matches and the other a Japan XV against the Maori All Blacks clash.
Friday
USA v Romania
Kick-off: 19:00 local (01:00 BST)
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium, Chicago, IL
Referee: Angus Mabey (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Marcus Playle (NZR), Robin Kaluzniak (RC)
TMO: Cam Russell (RC)
Samoa v Italy
Kick-off: 17:00 local (05:00 BST)
Venue: Apia Park, Apia
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Dan Waenga (NZR), Tevita Rokovereni (FRU)
Georgia v Fiji
Kick-off: 20:00 local (17:00 BST)
Venue: Adjarabet Arena, Batumi
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)
Assistant Referees: Luke Pearce (RFU), Christophe Ridley (RFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)
Saturday
New Zealand v England
Kick-off: 19:05 local (08:05 BST)
Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (RA), Jordan Way (RA)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
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Australia v Wales
Kick-off: 18:45 local (10:45 BST)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (NZR), James Doleman (NZR)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
Japan XV v Maori All Blacks
Kick-off: 18:00 local (10:00 BST)
Venue: Toyota Stadium, Aichi
Referee: Damian Schneider (UAR)
Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi (FIR), Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Oli Kellett (RA)
Chile v Hong Kong
Kick-off: 15:00 local (20:00 BST)
Venue: Estadio Fiscal, Talca
Referee: Gonzalo de Achaval (URU)
Assistant Referees: Francisco Gonzalez (URU), Sergio Alvarenga (Paraguay)
South Africa v Ireland
Kick-off: 17:00 local (16:00 BST)
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Angus Gardner (RA)
Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Mike Adamson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Argentina v France
Kick-off: 16:00 local (20:00 BST)
Venue: Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, Mendoza
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (IRFU), Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU)
Canada v Scotland
Kick-off: 17:00 local (22:00 BST)
Venue: TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Referee: Adam Leal (RFU)
Assistant Referees: Kat Roche (USA), Kahlil Harrison (USAR)
TMO: Austin Reed (USAR)