Wales to meet England and South Africa in World Cup warm-up tests
Wales will host Rugby World Cup warm-up internationals against both England and South Africa in Cardiff next August, the three rugby unions announced simultaneously on Monday.
England and Wales will meet in a double header, first at the Principality Stadium on August 5 2023 and then at Twickenham in London one week later.
Wales will then host the Springboks in Cardiff on August 19.
England will also play a warm-up test against Fiji at Twickenham on August 26 and are to fit in another warm-up test on August 19, with the opposition and venue still to be announced, the Rugby Football Union said.
The 2023 World Cup in France kicks off on September 8.
England's first group game is against Argentina in Marseille on September 9, while South Africa begin the defence of their title against Scotland, at the same venue the next day.
Wales' opening game is against Fiji in Bordeaux on September 10.
