England confirmed details for all summer tours until 2018
By By Duncan Bech, Press Association Sport
May 24 2010
England confirmed details for all summer tours until 2018, commencing with a three-Test series against South Africa in 2012.
England confirm future Tour plans up to 2018
England confirmed details for all summer tours until 2018, commencing with a three-Test series against South Africa in 2012.
Martin Johnson's side will then visit New Zealand in 2014 and Australia in 2016 before returning to South Africa in 2018.
All series will be contested across three Tests while itineraries in Argentina have been agreed for the Lions years of 2013 and 2017.
Remaining consistent with all other unions under the International Rugby Board's 10-year schedule, there will be no tours during World Cup years.
England's home schedule will see four internationals played at Twickenham in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 and three Tests in 2013 and 2017.
The Rugby Football Union's director of elite rugby Rob Andrew revealed there is scope to add midweek matches to all tours.
"This is an exciting and ground breaking schedule for all of the participating unions," said Andrew. "There are no midweek games scheduled for England's summer tours as this will be determined by the respective host union and the RFU in partnership with PRL and the RPA. "But as in this summer's tour to Australia and New Zealand, it's a concept we would be interested in discussing if all the relevant parties supported the idea."
Source: By Duncan Bech, Press Association Sport