Coronavirus: Six Nations matches to go ahead as scheduled

English football authorities consider playing games behind closed doors

The Six Nations rugby championship trophy
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

This weekend’s Six Nations matches between England and Wales and Scotland and France will go ahead after an emergency meeting of the rugby championship’s committee in Paris.

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