A rugby union game scheduled between Tonga Women’s XV team and Australia today, 18 November in Fiji, has been cancelled after Fijian health officials reported yesterday that a Tongan player displayed symptoms of measles.

The cancelled game occurs in the first round of the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships. It has now been declared a draw in accordance with tournament rules.

Regional rugby administration, Oceania Rugby said in a statement today, “On Sunday 17 November, a member of the Tonga Women’s XV team was reported to the Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services and Oceania Rugby to have suspected symptoms of measles.”

“As a consequence, consultations between the Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services, and Oceania Rugby on Sunday 17 November, has led to the decision to cancel the second game of Round One today”, it added.

Oceania Rugby stated that a quarantine and testing process will take place to determine if team Tonga should be allowed to be fielded in round 2 of the tournament on 22 November.

The 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championships features national teams from Tonga, Australia, PNG, Samoa, New Zealand and Fiji.