Italy: New Zealand tour officially canceled
The Azzurri will not play any tests at the International Summer Window. Soon the new CT
Italy: New Zealand Tour Canceled – PhD. Sebastiano Pessina
The Italian Rugby Union was officially established Cancellation of the summer tour From the New Zealand national team.
There is no double challenge for the All Blacks team in July, so: “After long and constructive consultations between our federations and their national authorities, and after exploring possible alternatives alongside World Rugby, we had to take note, in spite of ourselves and with Federal President Marzio Innocenti: “We deeply regret how the current circumstances have made it better for the national team to focus its energies in light of the autumn series.”
FIR Number One’s words also confirm that Italy will not be playing any matches in the next international window. To see the Italian national team on the field again, we will have to wait until the fall, as the All Blacks will always be Italy’s first competitors, before matches against Argentina and Uruguay.
The main issue, perhaps on the basis of the cancellation, relates to the long quarantine that all arrivals to New Zealand are subject to and from which Italy cannot escape.
Innocent concluded, “The international calendar for 2021 will allow us to welcome the first Blacks in our country next fall, a date that truly makes us committed to being able to offer our movement and our fans an unforgettable day of rugby and an important message for the reboot.” .
In the meantime, it seems that the maneuvers to change the coaching staff of the national team are nearing an end. How Expected before On rugby Various media confirmed him that within the next ten days, the position of coach will be appointed to Kieran Crowley, who will leave Benetton at the end of the season.
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