Ireland's summer tour to Australia looks set to be canceled. Photo by Brendan Moran/SportsfileIreland's summer tour of Australia is now "highly unlikely" to go ahead and officials Down Under are warning that the impact of the current shut-down could even affect the November internationals. Speaking overnight, Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle said talks with World Rugby about solving rugby's fixture crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are ongoing. The cancellation of the summer tour would help facilitate that, but it would be a major blow to Rugby Australia's finances. "There's those elements around the calendar from a World Rugby point of view."

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2020 09:33 UTC