England’s finale is scheduled for Rome on 14 MarchItaly’s trip to
Dublin on 7 March already under threatThe Rugby
Football Union is in talks with Six Nations organisers amid concerns England’s push for the title could be affected – and the remainder of the competition thrown into chaos – by the spread of the coronavirus in Italy.
England are due to face
Italy in Rome on 14 March on the final day of the Six Nations but there are already doubts over Italy’s match against
Ireland in Dublin a week earlier. The
Irish health minister said on Monday that the fixture needs “considerable consideration”.