Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a delay or cancellation of all nations' matches, a different format is being developed for this year. The Autumn Nations Cup, an eight-team tournament involving England, Fiji, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, will replace the scheduled matches. Also as a result of the pandemic, this year's fixtures will incorporate postponed matches from the Six Nations Championship and Rugby Europe Championship, the annual South American Championship and all matches from Tri Nations Series.