2022 mid-year rugby union tests
South Africa hosted Wales for a first three-test series, Wales travelling to South Africa for the first time since 2014; this was the first three-test series between the two sides.
France travelled to Japan for a two-test series, which was the first official tour of Japan for Les Bleus, having only ever toured as an XV side in 1984.
It was also Portugal's first match against a Six Nations country since the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
With some teams still involved in the 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, typical touring / hosting sides played one-off matches in preparation for their respective Qualification matches; Chile hosted an historic match against Scotland in an uncapped 'A' match, Netherlands hosted Zimbabwe, Italy A played Namibia and the United States hosted the French Barbarians.
Assistant referees: Alex Frasson (Italy) Filippo Russo (Italy) Television match official: Alan Falzone (Italy) Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Graham Cooper (Australia) Television match official: Chris Hart (New Zealand) Notes: Player of the Match: George Kruis (Barbarians) Assistant referees: Mike Adamson (Scotland) Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Notes: Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Reuben Keane (Australia) Television match official: Oli Kellett (Australia) Notes: Notes: Player of the Match: Rodrigo Marta (Portugal) Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England) Aurélie Groizeleau (France) Television match official: Claire Hodnett (England) Notes: Assistant referees: David Castro (Spain) Belarmino Álvarez (Spain) Assistant referees: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay) Talal Chaudhry (Canada) Television match official: Lucas Galan (Argentina) Notes: Assistant referees: Jordan Way (Australia) Graham Cooper (Australia) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Player of the Match: Tommaso Allan (Italy) Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley (England) Ian Tempest (England) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Notes: Assistant referees: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay) Peter Pender (Canada) Television match official: Andrew Hosie (Canada) Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland) Shuhei Kubo (Japan) [a] Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Notes: Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Notes: Player of the Match: Samu Kerevi (Australia) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Notes: Player of the Match: Jasper Wiese (South Africa)1 Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Kat Roche (United States) Kahlil Harrison (United States) Television match official: Austin Reed (United States) Notes: Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Luc Ramos (France) Television match official: Matteo Lipperini (Italy) Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Notes: Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Tom Foley (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Paul Williams (New Zealand) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Notes: Assistant referees: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) Luc Ramos (France) Television match official: Matteo Lipperini (Italy) Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Adam Leal (England) Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Notes: Assistant referees: Neheun Jauri Rivero (Argentina) Tomas Bertazza (Argentina) Television match official: Austin Reed (United States) Notes: Assistant referees: Kat Roche (United States) Kahlil Harrison (United States) Television match official: Stuart Teeherge (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Christophe Ridley (England) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) James Doleman (New Zealand) Television match official: Chris Hart (New Zealand) Notes: Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland) Saba Abulasvhili (Georgia) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Notes: Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Notes: Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Tual Trainini (France) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Assistant referees: Neheun Jauri Rivero (Argentina) Gonzalo de Achaval (Argentina) Television match official: Lucas Galán (Argentina) Notes:
