The Women's Rugby World Cup that was scheduled to be hosted in New Zealand in September has been postponed until 2022 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
Uncertainty over travel restrictions and quarantine requirements have forced World Rugby to delay the event.The tournament was meant to run from 18 September to 16 October. <\/p>\n
With Auckland recently going back into lockdown and concerns over playing welfare growing, the decision was made to postpone.<\/p>\n
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"It has become clear in recent discussions with key partners including New Zealand Rugby, the New Zealand Government and participating unions, that, given the scale of the event and the Covid-19-related uncertainties, it is just not possible to deliver the environment for all teams to be the best that they can be on the sport's greatest stage," a World Cup statement read.<\/p>\n
There were growing concerns about the impact of quarantine on players and the ability for teams to prepare amid the changing situation.<\/p>\n
The revised plan is for New Zealand to host the tournament at a similar time next year.<\/p>\n
The Rugby World Cup board and World Rugby's executive committee will meet next week and are expected to provide further updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"