The Australian Rugby Union has confirmed the Wallabies’ 2014 spring tour will start and end in London.
The Wallabies will take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on November 1 before playing four Tests on successive Saturdays in another demanding end to the season.
The Wallabies face Wales at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in their first Test of the tour and then tackle France in Paris, Six Nations Champions Ireland in Dublin and wind up against England at Twickenham on November 29.
Coach Ewen McKenzie is hoping the trip will be as successful as last year’s spring tour.
After narrowly losing to England at Twickenham, Australia embarked on a four-match winning run, making it the most successful spring tour since 2008 under former coach Robbie Deans.
“With the Rugby World Cup just a year away in England, we have scheduled five games against five teams that will bring a different style to each,” McKenzie said.
“We’ve got England and Wales in our pool for the Rugby World Cup and big improvers in France and Ireland, who just won the Six Nations.
“That will be a good challenge for us.
“We’ll also get a chance to play two games at Twickenham – the venue where two of our pool games will take place – as part of a tour that should help further our preparations ahead of the World Cup.”