Cancelled: Latest blow for Gold Coast sport
The coronavirus restrictions may be easing but it’s too late to save another Gold Coast event.
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THE Oceania under-20 rugby championship on the Gold Coast has been cancelled, depriving the Junior Wallabies of the chance to defend their title.
Oceania Rugby has announced the annual four-nation tournament at Bond University couldn’t be staged because of COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions.
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The event was scheduled to run from May 27 to June 6.
Australia beat New Zealand 24-0 to clinch last year’s crown, after the Kiwis had won the first four editions of the tournament.