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John Evely

Amazon Prime to televise three of England's Rugby World Cup warm-up games

Broadcaster Amazon Prime Video have confirmed it will show 13 international rugby matches exclusively this summer, including three England Men's games in August as Steve Borthwick's men warm-up for the Rugby World Cup.

The international fixtures picked for broadcast feature all Six Nations sides: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy, and France. In addition to the Six Nations teams, the Southern Hemisphere powerhouses Australia and World Champions South Africa will also feature, alongside, Japan, Fiji, Samoa, Romania, and Georgia, providing a blockbuster set of fixtures for fans to look forward to.

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Amazon Prime Video will show England's fixtures away and home against Wales on the first two weekends of August and their trip to Dublin on August 19.

There is no mention of which company will show England's final Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Fiji on Saturday 26th August. 3.15pm ko.

Prime Video will exclusively broadcast 13 Summer Nations Series fixtures from Saturday 5th August through to Sunday 27th August, featuring:

• Saturday 5th August: Scotland v France
• Saturday 5th August: Wales v England
• Saturday 5th August: Ireland v Italy
• Saturday 12th August: England v Wales
• Saturday 12th August: France v Scotland
• Saturday 19th August: Wales v South Africa
• Saturday 19th August: Ireland v England
• Saturday 19th August: Italy v Romania
• Saturday 19th August: France v Fiji
• Saturday 26th August: Scotland v Georgia
• Saturday 26th August: Italy v Japan
• Saturday 26th August: Ireland v Samoa
• Sunday 27th August: France v Australia

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