Italy will no longer tour New Zealand this year. Photo: Getty ImagesItaly have cancelled their tour of New Zealand due to concerns around travelling during the coronavirus pandemic. The tour, scheduled for July, with two test matches against the All Blacks, will now not take place. Italy has registered 122,694 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and seventh-highest in the world. The All Blacks have never played an entire home series against Pacific Islands opposition.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 10, 2021 20:03 UTC