England face New Zealand and South Africa in 'mini World Cup' Autumn Nations Series



England has beaten New Zealand eight times.

Eddie Jones is describing the Autumn Nations Series as a "mini World Cup", and England will play New Zealand and South Africa in it.

They will meet the All Blacks for the first time since they beat them in the World Cup semi-finals.

They will face South Africa a week later.

They will play Argentina and Japan in the pool stage of the World Cup in November.

The preparation for the World Cup will be an important part of these games.

It's almost a mini World Cup in itself and we're fortunate to have it less than a year before the tournament.

It will be a good litmus test for the team to see where they are at.

England beat South Africa 27-26 with a 79th-minute penalty in the last month, while New Zealand beat England 19-7 in the semi-finals.

Kick-off: November 2022.

England plays Argentina on Sunday 6 November.

England plays Japan on Saturday 12 November.

England will play New Zealand on Saturday 19 November.

England will play South Africa on Saturday 26 November.

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