England to host Canada at year-end

England, will host Canada in the second weekend of November as the world champions prepare to face the Springboks and the Wallabies on successive weekends afterwards.

The Canucks, who have not played at Twickenham since the 1999 World Cup, will face England on the weekend of November 13/14, but the exact date (whether the game will be played on a Saturday or a Sunday) and the kick-off time still have to be confirmed - as do the rest of the autumn internationals.

Canada will also play against Italy, on the weekend of November 20/21, while the Canucks' neighbours, the USA, will also face the Azzurri as well as Ireland, who kick off their autumn series against the Springboks in Dublin.

Six Nations champions, France, face a tricky three-week period, which sees them come up against Australia, Argentina and New Zealand on successive weekends.

The Kiwis, of course, will stick around in Europe for one extra week to take on the British Barbarians, but there is no word over the Springboks' Test against Wales, which was originally set to be played on December 4, but which clashes with Heineken Cup fixtures.

Fixtures for Six Nations sides in November 2004:

England:
v Canada, November 13/14
v South Africa, November 20/21
v Australia, November 27/28

France:
v Australia, November 13/14
v Argentina, November 20/21
v New Zealand, November 27/28

Italy:
v New Zealand, November 13/14
v Canada, November 20/21
v USA, November 27/28

Ireland:
v South Africa, November 13/14
v USA, November 20/21
v Argentina, November 27/28

Scotland:
v Japan, November 13/14
v Australia, November 20/21
v South Africa, November 27/28

Wales:
v Romania, November 13/14
v New Zealand, November 20/21
v Japan, November 27/28