Wales face Springboks in summer clash
Warren Gatland's squad then travel Down Under for summer test series
Last updated 21st Feb 2024
Wales will take on 2023 World Cup champions South Africa on English soil before heading Down Under to face Australia for this summer's Test rugby.
Twickenham will host the match on Saturday 22nd June with a double-header.
Wales start their summer of international fixtures against the Springboks before Fiji face the Barbarians in the second match of the afternoon.
This will be second time Wales and South Africa go head-to-head against each other at Twickenham. The Boks edged it 23-19 the last time both teams met there in the 2015 World Cup Quarter-Final.
From Twickenham, Warren Gatland’s side will then travel to Australia to challenge the Wallabies in July for two Test matches.
The first will be played on July 6th, at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney while match two will be played the following week on July 13th at AAMI Park, Melbourne.
Speaking about Wales’ summer schedule, Gatland said: "I’m incredibly excited about the fixture list for Wales this summer.
"To have the opportunity for our young squad to test itself against the world champions at a neutral venue is an extremely important experience and something that we will relish. It should also be a great occasion for the fans and something a little bit different for them."
Australia will be hoping to put in a good performance after that incredible group stage match where Wales came out victorious with a 40-6 win to kick Australia out of the Rugby World Cup and Wales narrowly lost 20-19 the last time they faced Australia at the Sydney Football Stadium. Both teams will be eager to win the Test so they can get their hands on the James Bevan Trophy.
"We’re also excited for the opportunity we have with our two Tests in Australia in July," added Gatland.
"We know the Wallabies will be hurting after the Rugby World Cup but Australia is a tough place to go and play rugby and we’re expecting a fired up side led by new head coach Joe Schmidt."