2016 Autumn Internationals Fixtures Announced

[Tmartin995]

The 2016 Autumn international fixtures have been released with everyone playing a tier 2 nation

 

[ncurd]

No NZ fixture for England is very disappointing will make it close to 36 months and after a Lion tour there now I believe between test matches for England against them. And that's if we play them in the 2017 AI's.

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Just seen Wales get no crack at them before a Lions tour as well but Ireland get two.....

Love the Tier 2 games though right way forward.

 

[munstermuffin]

No NZ fixture for England is very disappointing will make it close to 36 months and after a Lion tour there now I believe between test matches for England against them. And that's if we play them in the 2017 AI's.

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Just seen Wales get no crack at them before a Lions tour as well but Ireland get two.....

Love the Tier 2 games though right way forward.

I think the deal to play them in Chicago was based on the fact they'd play in Dublin also.

 

[psychic duck]

No NZ fixture for England is very disappointing will make it close to 36 months and after a Lion tour there now I believe between test matches for England against them. And that's if we play them in the 2017 AI's.

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Just seen Wales get no crack at them before a Lions tour as well but Ireland get two.....

Love the Tier 2 games though right way forward.

You have forgotten Wales play a 3 match tour of New Zealand in June.

Also you do realise that the Tier 2 fixtures are on the exact same schedule as they have been for years and years. There's no change to November tests in previous years, apart from Ireland playing NZ out of the release window.

 

[dragos03]

"Tier 2 Nation" means that as usual everyone will play a token match against either Fiji, Samoa, Tonga or Japan. Almost no chance for any other Tier 2 nation to get a proper fixture, although Georgia (qualified for the next RWC) and the USA (new pro league and WR smells some possible money there) might have a small hope.

 

[TimothyQ]

"Tier 2 Nation" means that as usual everyone will play a token match against either Fiji, Samoa, Tonga or Japan. Almost no chance for any other Tier 2 nation to get a proper fixture, although Georgia (qualified for the next RWC) and the USA (new pro league and WR smells some possible money there) might have a small hope.

Very good point, if they won't bring the USA over for an evening fixture it's unlikely they will work to develop rugby in less mature markets.