Autumn international dates rescheduled by England.

England have revised their 2010 Autumn international schedule and will now begin their four-match series against New Zealand on 6 November. The fixture for the Hillary Shield had originally been fixed for 4 December but has been moved following a request from the All Blacks.

England will then play Australia, Samoa and the world champions South Africa in a packed autumn schedule. As a result of the fixture reshuffle, South Africa's game against the Barbarians will now be played on 4 December at Twickenham, a day earlier than previously scheduled.

Premier Rugby and the Professional Game Board confirmed the change after agreeing to move the England players' release period forward by a week. Although the original request came from the All Blacks, the new schedule of five Saturday matches, all with 2.30pm kick-offs, is ideal for the Rugby Football Union.

The RFU's business operations director, Paul Vaughan, said: "We're delighted that Premier Rugby Limited and the Professional Game Board have approved the change which completes a superb series of games at Twickenham Stadium this autumn.

England's autumn schedule:

6 November England v New Zealand (2.30pm)

13 November England v Australia (2.30pm)

20 November England v Samoa (2.30pm)

27 November England v South Africa (2.30pm)

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Italy's autumn internationals for Mauro Bergamasco and Gonzalo Canale back

MILAN, Italy — Italy has called up flanker Mauro Bergamasco and centre Gonzalo Canale after initially fearing that the pair would miss Italy's autumn internationals.
Bergamasco has been out of action with an injured foot. Canale hurt his back playing for Clermont Auvergne in the last round of matches in the French league.
Both players are crucial to coach Nick Mallett's plans as mainstays in the Italy side. Bergamasco has 76 caps, while Canale's next will be his 50th.
Italy plays New Zealand in Milan on Nov. 14, world champion South Africa in Udine on Nov. 21 and Samoa in Ascoli on No 28.