Nations Cup: England set to face Fiji, South Africa and Argentina

England look set to kick off their inaugural Nations Cup campaign with fixtures against Fiji, South Africa and Argentina next summer.

Discussions are under way to play the Fiji “away” match at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham before trips to South Africa and Argentina.

England will then host New Zealand, Australia and Japan the following autumn before a grand final.

The Nations Cup will take place every two years, excluding years with a Rugby World Cup or a British and Irish Lions tour.

While Nations Cup organisers have stressed plans are yet to be finalised, sources have told the BBC negotiations are ongoing to stage the England against Fiji match in Europe, with Twickenham a mooted destination.

The Nations Cup top division will consist of the teams that make up the Six Nations, the four Rugby Championship teams, and most likely Japan and Fiji, although their participation is still to be rubber-stamped.