In 2019, some rugby union national teams played matches in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The matches saw New Zealand lose first place in the World Rugby Rankings, initially to Wales, and eventually to Ireland.
[1][2] Assistant referees: URU Appt.
(Uruguay) Television match official: UAR Appt.
(Argentina) Notes: Man of the Match: Levani Botia (Fiji) Assistant referees: Graham Cooper (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Notes: Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: James Leckie (Fiji) Man of the Match: Andrew Conway (Ireland) Assistant referees: Tom Foley (England) Mike Adamson (Scotland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Assistant referees: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Man of the Match: Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Shuhei Kubo (Japan) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Man of the Match: Dan Biggar (Wales) Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Man of the Match: Jake Polledri (Italy) Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Sean Gallagher (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Man of the Match: Hamish Watson (Scotland) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Man of the Match: Manu Tuilagi (England) Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Philippe Bonhoure (France) Notes: Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Nick Briant (New Zealand) Cam Stone (New Zealand) Television match official: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand) Man of the Match:: Jack Carty (Ireland) Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France) Karl Dickson (England) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England) Notes: Man of the Match: Finn Russell (Scotland) Assistant referees: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Trevor Fisher (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Graham Cooper (Australia) Television match official: Shane McDermott (New Zealand) Notes: Man of the Match:: Darcy Graham (Scotland) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Karl Dickson (England) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England) Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Assistant referees: Jérôme Garcès (France) Frank Murphy (Ireland) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Damon Murphy (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Assistant referees: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Cam Stone (New Zealand) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Touch judges: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Sean Gallagher (Ireland) Television match official: Olly Hodges (Ireland) Notes: