Ireland v France postponed, Wales v Scotland still going ahead

Two of the three games are confirmed to be postponed.

This story was originally published at 10:53am, and updated at 13:15. Ireland's game against France in Paris will not be going ahead on Saturday, As confirmed by French Minister for Sport Roxana Mărăcineanu in a statement this afternoon. https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/1237003558735798272 With news on Sunday evening that the French government were banning gatherings of over 1,000 people, the Six Nations committee met early on Monday morning to discuss plans for the final round of fixtures. Reports began to emerge that both France v Ireland and Wales v Scotland would be postponed until later this year. As of yet, the game in Cardiff has still not been officially cancelled, according the Six Nations in a statement released this afternoon; Italy's game against England, due to be held in Rome, has already fallen foul of increasing restrictions across the continent. The Six Nations committee, according to a report in Midi-Olympique earlier this morning, plan to hold refixed games in the last weekend of October. Ireland v Italy would likely take place the weekend before. This would likely make for an extended international period, with the traditional November internationals taking place the following three weekends across the northern hemisphere. France's loss to Scotland on Sunday has opened up the tournament, and two wins from Ireland's remaining two fixtures, whenever they are played, could hand Andy Farrell a Six Nations title in his first campaign as Ireland Head Coach.