England men’s 2022 autumn internationals announced

England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series.

England will first take on the same two teams that they will face in their opening 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D fixtures – beginning their campaign against Argentina [Sunday 6 November], followed by Japan [Saturday 12 November].

Eddie Jones‘ side will then play New Zealand on Saturday 19 November for the first time since the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final, where England beat the three-time world champions 19-7.

Their final game is against world champions South Africa [Saturday 26 November].  Last month, in a tightly contested game England beat the Springboks 27-26 with an 80th-minute penalty.

Jones said: “These fixtures will be a really important part of our preparation for the 2023 World Cup.

“It’s almost a mini World Cup in itself and we’re fortunate to have it less than a year before the tournament.

“It will be a good litmus test for the team to see where we are at, culminating in playing first and second in the world.

“We saw how much of a difference having a full Twickenham Stadium was this autumn and we can’t wait to play a series of games against such quality opposition in front of our supporters.”

Full fixtures (all KOs TBC)
England v Argentina        Sunday 6 November 2022
England v Japan               Saturday 12 November 2022     
England v New Zealand  Saturday 19 November 2022
England v South Africa   Saturday 26 November 2022