Decision due to coronavirus announced during captains’ runsWRU says ‘postponement became the only viable option’The Welsh Rugby Union called off Saturday’s Six Nations tie against
Scotland 24 hours before the kick-off to fall in line with other sports in the country which had cancelled events because of coronavirus.
The WRU issued a statement on Friday morning saying that, after taking medical advice, the match would go ahead. Almost immediately, the
Premier League and the
Football League announced they were suspending fixtures until 3 April, along with the women’s Super League and Championship, England’s Test series in Sri Lanka was called off and in
golf the Masters was postponed.