Barbarians confirm full squad to take on England this weekend
Rugby NewsWednesday, 21 October 2020 at 10:58
The Barbarians have confirmed their full squad to take on England at Twickenham ton Sunday 25 October (2pm KO). It will be the first game for Jones’ side since March.
The match is live on Sky Sports Arena with coverage starting from 1pm.
Following the Quilter Cup, which is an uncapped fixture, England will travel to Rome to face Italy in the final round of the delayed 2020 Guinness Six Nations on Saturday 31 October (4.45pm GMT KO). The match is live on ITV.
England will then play four matches as part of the Autumn Nations Cup, returning to Twickenham Stadium for Quilter Internationals against Georgia (Saturday 14 November, 3pm KO) and Ireland (Saturday 21 November, 3pm KO).
They will then face Wales away (Saturday 28 November, 4pm KO) before a placing match at home to determine final position in the competition (Sunday 6 December, 2pm KO). All Autumn Nations Cup games will be live on Amazon Prime.
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