WORLD RUGBY HAVE today confirmed the cancellation of this summer’s U20 Championship.
The annual ‘World Cup’ was set to take place in areas of northern Italy which have been severely hit by the outbreak of Covid-19.
The move will limit Ireland’s U20 schedule this year to five competitive matches if they can complete the two postponed Six Nations fixtures against Italy and France at some point this year.
The back-log of fixtures will also prove a tricky one to navigate for the Sevens circuit with the May World Series legs in Paris, London (men) and Langford (women) now pushed back to a provisional September date.
There are greater complications for the seven-a-side game as this summer was due to be the sport’s second appearance at the Olympic Games.
Ireland’s men are due to compete for the last available place in Tokyo in June’s repechage tournament. An event, which World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont says could be scrapped with an alternative solution devised.
With the Tokyo Olympics not yet postponed, today’s statement from World Rugby said the qualifying tournament “is under review and World Rugby continues to be in close consultation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the implications for the qualification process in the event that the Repechage is unable to be hosted due to the Covid-19 outbreak.”
Beaumont added:
“We are in close dialogue with the IOC relating to the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games rugby sevens qualification, specifically options to replace the final Repechage tournament, should that be required.
“We have two women’s and one men’s teams left to qualify and are currently considering all options to ensure a fair and credible conclusion to the qualification process.”
I’d be advising tipp people in general to avoid social Interaction
@kevin lally: Coming from a perennial loser westie, no one in Tipp is offended.
@Gerard Martin: possibly the warm weather?
@Gerard Martin: they are out there a week, alot has changed in that period of time. Chill out they are now in isolation for 2 weeks
@Sean Dalton:
No they aren’t
Employers must be sick of gaa players
@Sean Murphy: that’s fairly obvious but didn’t show much regard for themselves or anyone else with all the warnings given before they went in the first place
So does the wife move out?
I suppose wel have to keep Liam for another yesr
@Spailpeen Farrell: Soft All Ireland
@Porter Mechanic: how is that
@Gerard Martin: Tipp are notorious bad losers and worse winners. The entire county should be in lockdown…permanently.
@Rocky Rocks: Jesus loves Tipp
@Rocky Rocks: the cabbage sandwich brigade
@Sean Dalton: it has been in Spain for 6 weeks. Their stupidity and total disregard for everyone else should not be ignored. Where do you see that they are in isolation?