England will open their Nations Championship campaign with a 2019 World Cup final rematch against South Africa on July 4 in Johannesburg.
Steve Borthwick's side face a stern test against the reigning world champions, before taking on Fiji and Argentina in their two remaining summer fixtures in the southern hemisphere.
The tournament also sees the Springboks face Wales and Scotland, while Ireland play Australia and Japan before a trip to Auckland to tackle New Zealand in a mouth-watering contest. Scotland and Wales meet Argentina and Fiji in their other southern hemisphere matches.
Elsewhere, a vaunted France side also face New Zealand in their first game since their victorious Six Nations campaign for what will be a heavyweight clash at the One New Zealand stadium in Christchurch.
The three summer game weeks are the first part of the tournament, which resumes in November with the northern hemisphere edition in which England are set to host New Zealand, Australia and Japan at Twickenham.
After the six gameweeks conclude, a finals weekend at Twickenham will see each team play their equivalent in the other hemisphere, concluding with the first-placed northern hemisphere side playing the first-placed southern hemisphere side on November 29. A Ryder Cup-style points system will decide the winner of the first hemisphere trophy.
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Sixth-placed northern hemisphere side v Sixth-placed southern hemisphere side; 16:40 GMT
Third-placed northern hemisphere side v Third-placed southern hemisphere side; 20:10 GMT
Fifth-placed northern hemisphere side v Fifth-placed southern hemisphere side; 13:10 GMT
Second-placed northern hemisphere side v Second-placed southern hemisphere side 16:40 GMT
Fourth-placed northern hemisphere side v Fourth-placed southern hemisphere side; 13:10 GMT
First-placed northern hemisphere side v First-placed southern hemisphere side; 16:40 GMT
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