England Rugby To Take On Australia, Argentina In November Int'l Matches

England will host Australia, Argentina and Samoa at Twickenham in its November '17 int'l fixtures, according to the BBC. It means Manager Eddie Jones' side, which is unbeaten in 13 games in '16, is set to play 10 times next year. England will defend its Six Nations title in February and March, before a two-Test series in Argentina in June, which coincides with the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand. An England XV side will take on the Barbarians on May 28. Argentina and Australia, both beaten by England in November, will face Jones' side on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, respectively (BBC, 12/14). The BBC reported in a separate piece Ireland's two Test matches in Japan next summer will be played on June 17 and 24. Venues and kickoff times will be confirmed for the matches early next year. Ireland defeated Japan 47-18 in the last meeting between the teams in '05 (BBC, 12/13).