Rugby Union: What's happening in 1993: Highlights of the sporting year to come

Jan 16 England v France (Twickenham); Scotland v Ireland (Murrayfield).

Feb 3 England B v Italy B (Bath).

Feb 6 Wales v England (Cardiff); France v Scotland (Paris).

Feb 20 Ireland v France (Dublin); Scotland v Wales (Murrayfield).

Mar 5 England B v Spain (Richmond); Wales B v Ireland B (Newport).

Mar 6 England v Scotland (Twickenham); Wales v Ireland (Cardiff).

Mar 19 Ireland B v England B (Dublin).

Mar 20 Ireland v England (Dublin); France v Wales (Paris); Scotland A v France A (Aberdeen).

Mar 27-28 Hong Kong Sevens.

Apr 16-18 World Cup sevens finals.

Apr 17 ADT County Cup final (Twickenham). Italy v Scotland A (tba).

Apr 24 Ulster Cup final (Belfast); Leinster Cup final (Dublin); Munster Cup final (Cork or Limerick); Connacht Cup final (Galway).

May 1 Pilkington Cup final (Twickenham).

May 8 Welsh Cup final (Cardiff); Middlesex Sevens (Twickenham).

May 15 British Columbia v England XV (Victoria or Vancouver).

May 19 US Development XV v England XV (tba).

May 20 Romania v Wales (Bucharest).

May 22 North Auckland v British Lions (Whangarei, New Zealand); US v England XV (San Francisco); Fiji XV v Scotland.

May 26 North Harbour v British Lions (Auckland, New Zealand); Pacific Coast XV v England XV (San Francisco); Fiji XV v Scotland.

May 29 New Zealand Maoris v British Lions (Wellington); Canada v England XV (Vancouver); Fiji v Scotland, Test.

June 2 Canterbury v British Lions (Christchurch); Ontario v England XV (Toronto); Tonga XV v Scotland.

June 5 Otago v British Lions (Dunedin, New Zealand); Canada v England XV (Toronto); Tonga v Scotland, Test.

June 8 Southland v British Lions (Invercargill).

June 9 Western Samoa XV v Scotland (Apia).

June 12 New Zealand v British Lions, first Test (Christchurch); Western Samoa v Scotland, Test (Apia).

June 16 Taranaki v British Lions (New Plymouth).

June 19 Auckland v British Lions (Auckland).

June 22 Hawkes Bay v British Lions (Napier).

June 26 New Zealand v British Lions, second Test (Wellington).

June 29 Waikato v British Lions (Hamilton).

July 3 New Zealand v British Lions, third Test (Auckland).

July 14 Western Australia v South Africa (Perth).

July 17 New Zealand v Australia, Bledisloe Cup (Dunedin).