England's All Blacks date

England are set to visit Wellington for the first time since 1985 when they tackle the All Blacks next June.

Clive Woodward's squad have a scheduled June 14 appointment with New Zealand, before arriving in Melbourne, where they are due to face Australia seven days later.

The short tour Down Under forms an integral part of Woodward's World Cup preparations, which continues in August with scheduled warm-up games against France (home and away) and Wales in Cardiff.

New Zealand officials have also announced that the All Blacks will meet Wales in Hamilton on June 21, while Australia have appointments with Ireland in Brisbane (June 7) and Wales at Sydney's Stadium Australia (June 14).

Scotland, meanwhile, are heading for South Africa, where the Springboks will await them in Durban on June 7 and Johannesburg a week later.