England to play in Ireland next summer ahead of 2023 Rugby World Cup

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England will face world number one Ireland in Dublin next summer as they prepare for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Wednesday.

England will play Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on August 19th after a double-header against Wales - first in Cardiff on August 5th and then at Twickenham Stadium a week later.

Eddie Jones' team will wrap up their preparation with a game against Fiji at Twickenham on August 26th before they travel to France for the World Cup, which begins on September 8th.

"It's a great chance to benchmark ourselves against the current No. 1 team in the world," coach Jones said.

"We are looking forward to taking them on in front of a lively Irish crowd and work towards being at our best for when the Rugby World Cup starts."

England, who are fifth in the world rankings, won the World Cup in 2003 in Australia. They lost to South Africa in the final of the 2019 edition in Japan.

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