this coronavirus cases. these two nations have been the winners of the last nine men s world cups, stretching back to 1972 and so are such a big part of any tournament, men s and women s and wheelchair. so what happens next? we can speak to the chair of the rugby football league, simonjohnson. morning, simon, thanks forjoining us so promptly. first of all, what is your reaction and how much of a blow is this? good morning. this is a hugely disappointing decision. we onlyjust received it, just a couple of hours ago. i have to say, the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards to mandate all of the concerns raised by the australians and kiwis, and we believe that they were in a situation and a place where they were willing to come. this decision has come as a huge blow. i m sorry to say that i have no choice but to call this a selfish, parochial, and