 Wales travel to Twickenham in the World Cup build-up |
Wales have announced the details of the five fixtures that take them from next year's Six Nations to the World Cup. They embark on a summer tour of Australia with Tests on 26 May and 2 June at venues yet to be confirmed.
On returning home they face old rivals England at Twickenham (4 August), then Millennium Stadium ties with Argentina (18 August) and France (25 August).
In the World Cup, Wales face Canada (9 September) then games with Australia, Asia's top qualifier and Fiji.
The Wallabies will be familiar foes, as Wales open their 2006 autumn Tests series against them in Cardiff on 4 November.
Next summer's England fixture will revive bad memories for Welsh fans, then-coach Steve Hansen's side having hit the depths against them in the build-up to the 2003 World Cup.
Wales were hammered 43-9 at the Millennium Stadium by a second-string England outfit, Hansen later claiming that the warm-up games had been sacrificed as his squad built their power base ahead of the World Cup.
Wales will name their captain and 30-man squad for the autumn internationals on Wednesday, 25 October. Watch the BBC interactive services for immediate details and reaction.
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