Premiership rugby festive fixture list in tatters after Bath v London Irish off

Exiles’ Covid outbreak forces second Boxing Day abandonmentOfficials optimistic three other holiday fixtures will be safe The Premiership’s festive fixture list is in tatters after London Irish’s match at Bath was cancelled due to a Covid-19 outbreak among the Exiles, becoming the second Boxing Day fixture to be called off due to the virus.Irish learned of a small number of positive cases within their squad on Tuesday and after further players reported symptoms, the decision was taken by Premiership Rugby to call the match off following discussions with Public Health England. The cancellation …