TONY SMITH BACKS WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT
HULL KINGSTON ROVERS coach Tony Smith has backed last week's decision to postpone the World Cup until 2022, following the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand two weeks earlier.
"I think it's sensible," said Smith, who coached England in the 2008 World Cup in Australia.
"With the current situation and where we are at, I think it's the smart thing to do. With them being so isolated and away from so many transmissions, if it (the virus) were still floating around as much as it is now (during the tournament), that would make them very vulnerable.