Fiji will play their home Nations Championship matches at opposition venues in July.
The Fijian Rugby Union reportedly made the decision for commercial reasons.
Fiji’s matches against Wales, England and Scotland will therefore be played at Cardiff City Stadium, Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool and Murrayfield in Edinburgh respectively.
The July section of the Nations Championship – known as the Southern Series – will see southern hemisphere teams host their northern hemisphere rivals.
Northern hemisphere teams will host southern hemisphere sides in November, followed by a Finals Weekend at Twickenham.
The new One Stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand, will stage the first Nations Championship fixture, between the All Blacks and France on Saturday, 4 July.
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Nations Championship fixtures (Southern Series)
Round 1 (4 July)
New Zealand vs France, One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch
Australia vs Ireland, Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Japan vs Italy, Chichibunomiya Stadium, Tokyo
Fiji vs Wales, Cardiff City Stadium
South Africa vs England, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Argentina vs Scotland, Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba
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Round 2 (11 July)
New Zealand vs Italy, Sky Stadium, Wellington
Australia vs France, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Fiji vs England, Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
South Africa vs Scotland, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Argentina vs Wales, Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario
Japan vs Ireland, Stadium TBC
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Round 3 (18 July)
Japan vs France, National Stadium, Tokyo
New Zealand vs Ireland, Eden Park, Auckland
Australia vs Italy, HBF Park, Perth
Fiji vs Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
South Africa vs Wales, Kings Park, Durban
Argentina vs England, Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero
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