(Reuters) - Argentina's Pumas are set to host England and Uruguay in a series of matches this July, the team confirmed on Thursday, marking the return of the English side to South American soil for the first time in seven years.
The Pumas start the year with an international match against the British & Irish Lions in Dublin on June 20.
They then host a two-match series against England, who will be without players on the British & Irish tour of Australia.
The first game of that series is on July 5 in La Plata, followed by a second encounter in San Juan seven days later.
The clashes come after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, where Argentina were defeated 10-27 in the group stage by England and narrowly lost 23-26 to them again in the third-place playoff.
England last toured Argentina in 2017, with matches held in San Juan and Santa Fe.
Argentina's July fixtures will culminate against Uruguay participating in the Banco Macro Visa Cup on July 19, with the venue yet to be confirmed. Los Pumas last faced Uruguay in an official match in Maldonado last year, securing a 79-5 victory.
(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
