The Qantas Wallabies’ Spring Tour details have been confirmed today with Wales, England, Italy and France on the list of European opponents.
ARU Managing Director and CEO John O’Neill announced the dates of the Tests this morning as the 30-man Qantas Wallabies squad for the Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series in June was announced at ARU Headquarters in Sydney.
The Qantas Wallabies will travel to Europe via Hong Kong, where they will play the All Blacks in a fourth Bledisloe Cup match on October 30.
The opening match of the Australian squad’s European assignment will be against Wales at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on November 6.
England will be their next opponents at Twickenham on November 13, followed by Italy at a venue to be confirmed on November 20.
France will host the Qantas Wallabies at Stade de France in Paris on November 27.
A midweek match against Irish province Munster has also been confirmed for Tuesday, November 16.
A further two midweek matches – one in England and another in France – are likely to be finalised in coming weeks.
2010 SPRING TOUR DATES
TEST - 30 October v ALL BLACKS (Hong Kong)
TEST - 6 November v WALES (Cardiff)
TEST - 13 November v ENGLAND (England)
TOUR GAME - 16 November v MUNSTER (Limerick)
TEST - 20 November v ITALY (TBC)
TEST - 27 November v FRANCE (Paris)