Rugby's last remaining professional leagues have been called off.
England's Premiership Rugby today suspended its competition, which feature New Zealanders Steven Luatua, Charles Piutau, Lima Sopoaga, Brad Shields, Waisake Naholo, Sean Maitland, Malakai Fekitoa among many others, for five weeks.
Next month's European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals have been postponed and England's governing body, the Rugby Football Union, has suspended all rugby activity until April 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement comes after the British Government today imposed stricter social distancing measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
An RFU statement said: "The decision has been taken following government advice in the interests of players, coaches, referees, volunteers, supporters and the wider rugby union community.