World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont feels it’s a “distinct possibility” the Test rugby calendar could be scrapped this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The governing body announced on Thursday it was providing an £80million relief fund to aid national unions through the crisis.
The organisation is also exploring a way to return to playing and finishing the 2020 international calendar but the current global uncertainty led Beaumont to concede it may not be possible to hold any more fixtures this year.
Beaumont is standing for re-election as chairman of World Rugby but next month’s elections will see him go up against vice-chairman Agustin Pichot.
The former Grand Slam-winning England captain’s bid for a second four-year term took a hit when former team-mate Sir Clive Woodward backed the ex-Bristol and Argentina skipper.
[Source: Planet Rugby]
