{"id":16830,"date":"2020-09-23T10:28:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830"},"modified":"2020-09-23T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:28:28","slug":"wales-to-play-rescheduled-game-against-scotland-at-parc-y-scarlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830","title":{"rendered":"Wales To Play Rescheduled Game Against Scotland At Parc y Scarlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/EimWMOQXgAE-NdA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"382\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/EimWMOQXgAE-NdA.jpg 679w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/EimWMOQXgAE-NdA-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/>Wales will play their rescheduled Guinness Six Nations game against Scotland at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on October 31.<\/p>\n<p>The venue will also stage Wales\u2019 Autumn Nations Cup appointment with Georgia three weeks later, the Welsh Rugby Union announced.<\/p>\n<p>But the destination for Wales\u2019 \u201chome\u201d Nations Cup clash against England in November has still to be decided.<\/p>\n<p>The WRU said it \u201cstill has options in place\u201d to play England on November 28 and a December 5 Nations Cup play-off Test in London \u201cin order to maximize potential revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Possible venues are thought to include the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Arsenal\u2019s Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>No games this year can be played at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff as it is in use as a hospital because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>But the WRU has not ruled out taking two of its autumn fixtures on the road if future Government health and safety guidance allows for supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The Scotland Six Nations fixture was postponed in March, and is one of four matches in this year\u2019s tournament still to be played.<\/p>\n<p>WRU chief executive Steve Phillips said: \u201cWe have taken the call to play our first two home matches this autumn in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven how vital Wales games are to the funding of our sport, it was only right that every option was explored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, more important than that is the health of supporters, players and the nation as a whole and so, while making contingency plans, we have of course been conscious of following government advice closely every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe anticipate the two (Llanelli) games will take place behind closed doors. However, if the \u2018big picture\u2019 changes, we would be open to exploring whether either game could serve as a test event for crowds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that supporters will understand that we are duty-bound to continue to explore all options before making a final call with respect to England and the Autumn Nations Cup final match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hopeful that it will be deemed safe for at least some, perhaps socially-distanced and restricted, crowds to attend these matches, and also remain open to the prospect of using the Parc y Scarlets fixtures as test events with limited attendances if possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16830\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16830\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16830\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16830\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wales will play their rescheduled Guinness Six Nations game against Scotland at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli on October 31. 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