Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy is called OFF

BREAKING NEWS: Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy is called OFF as Irish government take decision in a bid to minimise spread of coronavirus after it sweeps across opponent’s homeland

  • Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy has been postponed, it has been confirmed 
  • Irish government’s public health emergency team said it should not be played
  • Irish health minister Simon Harris said game would pose a ‘significant risk’  

Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Dublin has been called off amid fears over the coronavirus.

The deadly epidemic has swept through northern parts of Italy, and in a bid to prevent the disease reaching their shores, the Irish government have taken the step to postpone the game on March 7. 

It leaves this season’s competition in chaos, with no date set for when the game will take place. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Irish health minister Simon Harris made it clear that his government was opposed to Ireland taking on Italy and said: ‘The very clear view was that this game should not go ahead and it would constitute a significant risk because a large number of people would be travelling from what is now an affected region.’ 

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Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy on March 7 has been called off due to the coronavirus

 

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