Guinness PRO14 chiefs last night decided to suspend the 2019-20 season indefinitely, with the cross-border league going as far as to cancel its grand final, which had been set to take place in Cardiff on June 20.

Guinness PRO14 chiefs have decided to suspend the 2019/20 season indefinitely, the cross-border league going as far as to cancel its grand final, which was set to take place in Cardiff on June 20.

The Guinness PRO14 fixtures were postponed to "provide some degree of certainty in an evolving situation."

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