Wales will celebrate 100 years of Test rugby against Australia with an international against the Wallabies in Cardiff this November as part of a four-match series the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced on Wednesday.
Argentina will complete a six-nation Barclays Churchill Cup line-up in North America this June.
Former All Black full-back and selector Kieran Crowley has been appointed as the new coach of the Canadian national team.
Canada coach Shane Thompson has unveiled his squad for the Hong Kong and Adelaide tournaments with Kris Witkowski and Christoph Strubin returning from long-term injuries to bolster their challenge.
England got their Six Nations campaign back on track and ended France's hopes of the Grand Slam with a 24-13 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday, a result which sees them return to fourth spot in the latest Internationl Rugby Board (IRB) World Rankings.
The IRB world rankings will, for the first time, be used to seed teams at the 2011 World Cup.
More drama in the Six Nations as Ireland and Italy fought back. Again Scotland were the well-beaten side.
Morgan Williams, who hung up his boots after leading Canada at the Rugby World Cup last year, will be back in action at the USA Sevens as one of three changes forced on coach Shane Thompson.
The Six Nations opened with a couple of fascinating matches as Italy ran Ireland close in Dublin and, for the first time since 1988, Wales beat England in London.
Dai Rees, who quit his post as Wales Sevens coach last week, could be in line for the vacant Canada Head Coach position.
Rugby Canada has named a five-man panel that will assess applications for the post of head coach of the national side.
The International Rugby Board (IRB) will placed two of the most contentious issues on the table at their 'global playing season' forum in Woking, England, next week.
Mike James hung up his boots as a player and then insisted that Canada rugby needs a good kick in a different direction.
Despite his side's 37-6 defeat to Australia, Canada coach Ric Suggitt praised his team's efforts and put a positive spin on their winless campaign.
Australia delivered a patchy performance ahead of their quarter-final with England, beating Canada 37-6 in Bordeaux on Saturday.