International Debuts of Tier 1 & 2 Nations
- 1871: Scotland and England after Scottish invitation.
- 1875: Ireland.
- 1881: Wales
- 1891: South Africa (against a British Isles side.)
- 1899: Australia (against a British Isles side as NSW.)
- 1903: New Zealand
- 1906: France (against New Zealand).
- 1910: Argentina (against a British Isles side.)
- 1912: USA (against Australia.)
- 1919: Romania.
- 1924: Samoa and Fiji (against one another) and also Tonga (against Fiji in a different match.)
- 1929: Italy (against Spain).
- 1932: International debut of Canada and Japan, against one another.
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