The grand slam winners England played a three-test series against Rugby Championship champions Australia.
South Africa hosted a three-test series against Ireland, while Wales toured New Zealand, where they played the a three-test series against the world champions, and played a mid-week match against the Chiefs.
Wales also played a single match against England for the Old Mutual Wealth Cup before travelling to New Zealand.
Russia toured North America for the first time sonce 2010, playing tests against both Canada and the United States.
Man of the Match: Joe Launchbury (England) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) George Clancy (Ireland) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: Danny Cipriani (England Saxons) Touch judges: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa) Jaco Kotze (South Africa) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Touch judges: Andrew Lees (Australia) James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: Ben Smith (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Will Houston (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: James Haskell (England) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Man of the Match: Devin Toner (Ireland) Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Matthew Carley (England) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Notes: Touch judges: Luke Pearce (England) Joaquín Montes (Uruguay) Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa) Notes: Man of the Match: Djustice Sears-Duru (Canada) Touch judges: Kurt Weaver (United States) Derek Summers (United States) Television match official: David Smortchevsky (Canada) Notes: Man of the Match: Stephen Donald (Chiefs) Touch judges: Nick Briant (New Zealand) Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand) Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand) Notes: Touch judges: Quinton Immelman (South Africa) Egon Seconds (South Africa) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Touch judges: Murilo Bragotto (Brazil) Régis Dantas (Brazil) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Faa'vae Neru (Samoa) Notes: Man of the Match: Israel Dagg (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Wayne Barnes (England) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: Chris Robshaw (England) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Touch judges: Marius Mitrea (Italy) Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand) Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia) Man of the Match: Ruan Combrinck (South Africa) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Notes: Man of the Match: Gordon McRorie (Canada) Touch judges: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Kurt Weaver (United States) Television match official: Davey Ardrey (United States) Notes: Touch judges: Matthew Carley (England) Chris Assmus (Canada) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Touch judges: Stuart Berry (South Africa) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa) Notes: Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand) Touch judges: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Andrew Lees (Australia) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: Owen Farrell (England) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Touch judges: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Brendan Pickerill (New Zealand) Television match official: Ian Smith (Australia) Notes: Man of the Match: JP Pietersen (South Africa) Touch judges: Angus Gardner (Australia) Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England) Notes: Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Johan Greeff (South Africa) Notes: Touch judges: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Chris Assmus (Canada) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Touch judges: Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Ed Gardner (United States) Television match official: Andrew Hosie (Canada) Notes: