From Lillestrøm to Rotterdam, by way of Manchester and the Scottish Borders — here's the route.
Before a single tackle is made, the 2026 European Tour is already a logistical feat. 33 players and staff depart from three continents across a six-day window, converging on Lillestrøm from six departure cities — Brisbane and Sydney in Australia, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax in Canada, and London in the United Kingdom.
The routes fan out across the globe before funnelling north: stopovers in Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Manchester, Munich and Zurich — twelve transit cities spanning Europe, the Middle East and Asia — before the final legs touch down at Oslo Gardermoen. An extraordinary 66 individual flights to get the squad to the start line.
The squad assembles in Lillestrøm, just outside Oslo, ahead of the tour opener against Norway on July 2. Home base for this leg is the Scandic Lillestrøm, a short walk from Lillestrøm Station.
The squad flies into Manchester and bases at Dalton Ellis Hall, University of Manchester for four nights — the central hub for the UK leg of the tour.
A same-day return convoy from Manchester to Hawick in the Scottish Borders for the Test against Scotland at Mansfield Park, Hawick RFC. Kick-off 3:00 PM.
A one-night stop between the UK and Netherlands legs. The squad flies Manchester to Amsterdam and stays overnight at the Volkshotel before travelling on to Rotterdam by train on July 9.
The final leg of the tour. The squad travels on from Amsterdam by train ahead of the tour-closing Test against the Netherlands on July 11.
Hotel details, transport bookings, key contacts and travel documents are available to squad members and staff in the Team Portal.
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