Ireland to play France, England and Scotland in World Cup warm-up games

Ireland will play Scotland in Murrayfield in the first of its Rugby World Cup warm-up games in August next year, it was announced today.

The game against Scotland is scheduled for Saturday, August 6 and Ireland will then play a further three confirmed warm-up games throughout that month before they depart for New Zealand for the beginning of the tournament.

Following the Scotland game, Ireland will be on the road again when they will play the French team away in the first of back-to-back weekend games against the current RBS Six Nations Champions on Saturday, August 13 at a venue yet to be confirmed.

France will then play the return game in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, August 20 before Ireland take on England in the final game of the Rugby World Cup warm up programme on August 27.

Rugby World Cup Warm Up Games:

Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Saturday August 6, K.O. TBC

France v Ireland, Venue TBC, Saturday August 13, K.O. TBC

Ireland v France Aviva Stadium, Saturday August 20, K.O. TBC

Ireland v England, Aviva Stadium, Saturday August 27, K.O. TBC