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KYODO Jan 14, 2021
The Japan Rugby Football Union said Thursday that the start of the 2021 Japan Rugby Top League season will be pushed back to early or mid-February and that the competition format will be modified because of multiple COVID-19 outbreaks among players and staff.
The decision was made after 18 new coronavirus cases among three teams were confirmed on Thursday, two days after 44 people from three teams tested positive for the virus, casting doubt over the league s ability to operate safely in a pandemic.