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How and where to watch the summer Tests on Sky Sports

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Where to watch the 2016 summer Tests on Sky Sports, featuring Australia v England, Wales v All Blacks and South Africa v Ireland.

It's a blockbuster weekend of rugby coming up, and the action starts with England Saxons playing their second encounter against South Africa A on Friday night, live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 5.30pm.

The Saxons won the first game 32-24 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein last week, with some impressive individual performances from the Englishmen. Danny Cipriani featured heavily in the victory, and will want to be even better this weekend to stake his claim for an England jersey come November.

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The Six Nations teams then face off against the southern hemisphere sides on Saturday, as England and Ireland look to claim series victories over Australia and South Africa respectively.

How can you watch the Summer Tests on Sky Sports?

On Saturday we kick-off with back-to-back morning fixtures live on Sky Sports 1 HD.

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Highlights of New Zealand's 39-21 victory of Wales at Eden Park

Wales are first up at 8am, with Wellington playing host to the second Test between Warren Gatland's side and the All Blacks. Wales' first outing at Eden Park resulted in a spirited 39-21 loss, but on Tuesday their tour took a bad turn with a 40-7 defeat at the hands of Super Rugby outfit the Chiefs. Can they put their campaign back on track?

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From Wellington we cross to Melbourne for the second Test between Australia and England. The first Test proved to be a fiery clash as England triumphed 39-28 in Brisbane after trailing 10-0 early on.

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Highlights of England's 39-28 win over Australia in the first game of their three-Test series in Brisbane

Since the encounter Eddie Jones has been at war with the Australian press, and this week said his side will 'come out swinging' as they seek a series victory with one game to spare.

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After a short break, the international action will return with South Africa v Ireland live from 3.30pm on Sky Sports 1 HD. Ireland claimed a thrilling 26-20 win over the Springboks in the first Test at Newlands, despite playing for almost an hour with 14 men after CJ Stander was shown a red card for a collision with Pat Lambie. The win was Ireland's first ever against the Springboks in South Africa.

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Highlights of Ireland's first Test against South Africa in Cape Town

The South African public laid the blame of the loss firmly at the door of Allister Coetzee in his first outing in charge of the Boks, but Ireland's resilience was key to the win. South African-born Stander was handed a one-match ban for the incident and misses the Johannesburg Test, can the rest of his team claim an historic series scalp?

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Tune in on Saturday to find out. Non-subscribers, meanwhile, will be able to watch the Test matches on NOW TV  from £6.99, no contract required.

And finally, our digital platforms - including skysports.com and the smartphone app - will have all of the news and insights from the Summer Tours both before and after the games, with all the action covered in our live blog. 

Watch South Africa A v England Saxons on Friday on Sky Sports 3 HD from 5.30pm. 

Watch the opening Summer Tests live on Saturday on Sky Sports 1 HD from 8am - or watch the matches without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. 

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