The Japan Rugby Union said that 24 people were infected with the new coronavirus in Canon, the top league, and that multiple people were infected with Toyota Motor and Suntory, and the top league will start on January 16th. Announced that the two games in Section 1 of the game will be cancelled.
The two games that
were canceled were
▽ Toyota Motor vs. Suntory on the 16th and
▽ ▽ Ricoh vs. Canon on the 17th.
According to the Japan Rugby Union, a PCR test was conducted because Canon, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Suntory athletes and related parties complained of poor physical condition. As a result,
▽ Canon had 24 people, ▽ Toyota Motor had 13 people, and ▽ Suntory had 7 people. It means that the person got a positive test.
Although no player has become seriously ill, the association has decided to cancel the match because each team is not ready by the match.
There will be no alternative dates for either match, and two points will be added to both teams.
In addition, the Japan Association will inform you about ticket refunds as soon as the details are decided.
Osamu Ota said, "We take the fact that many positive testers have come out from multiple teams, and in order to stop the spread of infection, we share the situation with each team and reinforce behavior management, etc. We will give top priority to safety and work toward the establishment of the tournament. "