England are set to play Georgia for the first time outside of a World Cup this autumn when they meet in the new eight-nation tournament. Eddie Jones’s team came to blows with Georgia during a feisty training session in Oxford last year but their only previous Test match encounters have come at World Cups, with England winning 84-6 in 2003 and 41-10 in 2011. England are pencilled in to play Georgia at Twickenham on November 14 and then Ireland at home on November 21. They are expected to face Wales “away” a week later, with the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium emerging as the most likely venue because the supporters will not be allowed to attend matches in Cardiff. France, Scotland, Italy and Fiji are expected to

Source: The Times September 07, 2020 23:15 UTC