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Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: Uncle Arthur
Date: July 28, 2020, 4:14 am
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This year's Autumn Tests are set to be replaced by an eight-team
tournament in which the Six Nations sides will be joined by
Japan and Fiji.
It will begin on 14 November - two weeks after the final round
of the 2020 Six Nations is completed.
Wales' game with Scotland, Ireland's trip to France, and
England's match in Italy have been scheduled for 31 October
after being postponed in March.
The other outstanding tie - Ireland v Italy - will be played the
week before.
Scotland's meeting with Wales appears more likely to be held at
Twickenham than in Cardiff.
Who can still win the Six Nations?
No decision has been taken yet on whether fans will be allowed
into the Six Nations matches, but the RFU is hopeful supporters
will be able to attend games in the new tournament.
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney said last month the union is
planning for up to 40,000 fans to be able to attend the
Twickenham Tests, pending government approval.
England will face Wales, Ireland and Fiji in one group, with the
latter two fixtures at Twickenham and the venue of the first
game still to be decided.
In the other pool, Scotland will host Japan and France at
Murrayfield and face Italy in Rome.
The tournament will be staged on four consecutive weekends until
5 December, with each team facing their equivalent in the other
pool on the final weekend, with the venue to be decided.
Official confirmation of the schedule and the venues is expected
in August.
It means Gregor Townsend's side's Autumn internationals against
Argentina and New Zealand have been cancelled, while the one
against Japan could be moved.
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: July 28, 2020, 4:22 am
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: harlequins
Date: July 28, 2020, 10:36 am
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Autumn Internationals will be replaced by the 6 nations and two
guest teams. This is to be played once we have finished the last
six nations and just before we play the next six nations......
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: A222Quin
Date: July 29, 2020, 5:25 am
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One group would appear to be somewhat stronger than the other...
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: July 29, 2020, 5:55 am
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> One group would appear to be somewhat stronger than the
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You've got to think that France will be relishing their group. I
can't see a rationale for how those groups are arrived at. It's
certainly not on the World Rugby Rankings:
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: Yareet
Date: July 30, 2020, 7:49 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
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> You've got to think that France will be relishing their group.
I can't see a rationale for how those groups are arrived at.
It's certainly not on the World Rugby Rankings:
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Aren't they just avoiding replaying any of the remaining 6N
games? Keeping those teams apart mean that England and Ireland
have to be in the same group (so that both avoid Italy) and
France has to be in the Italian group (to avoid Ireland).
If I'm remembering correctly, the form of Wales and Scotland was
about equal when the 6N was halted.
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: Dibden
Date: July 30, 2020, 3:20 pm
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I’m bored already.I reckon the players will be too.
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Re: Autumn Tests replaced by eight-team tournament
DIR By: Uncle Arthur
Date: July 30, 2020, 3:55 pm
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Latest update....
Six Nations: 2020 tournament to be completed in October
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