Ireland's Six Nations game with Italy has been cancelled due to fears over the coronavirus.
It had been scheduled for Saturday, March 7th at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
IRFU chief executive Philip Browne confirmed the news following discussions with Department of Health officials.
The cancellation extends to the Women's and Under 20's games.
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Browne hopes the games can be rescheduled, but has no details on a date.
Meanwhile, the Irish boxing squad have left their training camp in Italy due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
They'd been in Assisi ahead of next month's Olympic qualification tournament in London.
The team are due back to Ireland later this afternoon.
