All Blacks’ autumn veto will cost £20m

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By PETER JACKSON
THE All Blacks are set to abandon their three-match British tour this autumn, a decision which will cost England, Wales and Scotland more than £20m.
Their move towards cancelling Tests scheduled for Cardiff, Twickenham and Murrayfield on successive Saturdays in November is based on advice from the New Zealand government. It follows a warning from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that their borders will ‘remain closed to the rest of the world for a long time’.
The Rugby Paper understands that the New Zealand Rugby Board are preparing to sacrifice the...

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