FILE PHOTO: General view from outside Kingston Park, Newcastle referring to a Newcastle Falcons fixture after the RFU confirmed the end of the 2019/20 season for all league, cup and county rugby in England with the exception of the Premiership, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. In Newcastle, Britain March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith
(Reuters) - The start of the 2020-21 season of England's second division Championship has been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown and is scheduled to begin on March 6, England rugby governing body (RFU) said on Monday.
The delay comes as a blow to Saracens' national team players such as captain Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Mako and Billy Vunipola, who will head to the Six Nations in February without any club games under their belt since being relegated in October.
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