After a meeting with the Irish Department of Health, the Irish rugby federation has announced that the match between Ireland and Italy scheduled for March 7 in Dublin will be postponed.

Ireland-Italy Six Nations tournament scheduled for March 7 in Dublin has been postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, Irish rugby federation said on Wednesday with the Irish Department of Health.

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"We will immediately start working with our Six Nations partners to examine the possibility of rescheduling the match," the federation said in a statement. Irish health officials recommended Tuesday that the match be canceled due to the risk of the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic.