EPCR has decided to cancel the EPCR Challenge Cup Pool 3 Round 3 fixture between Toyota Cheetahs and Ulster Rugby.
Upon review of all the information available, the match result should be recorded as 0-28 win to Ulster Rugby, and five points will subsequently be awarded to Ulster Rugby.
Despite the obvious challenges connected with the playing of this fixture, and noting the incredible efforts of the Toyota Cheetahs and Rugby Nederland to ensure the fixture could take place, it is the hosting club’s responsibility to ensure the match can go ahead; and therefore the match result must be recorded as a 28-0 four-try bonus point win for Ulster Rugby, with five match points being awarded as consequence, pursuant to EPCR regulations.
The match was initially scheduled for the NRCA Stadium in Amsterdam, but the municipality declared all pitches unplayable due to severe freezing weather. The game was moved to Dukes Rugby in 's-Hertogenbosch and set to be played behind closed doors.
A pitch inspection by match-day referee Kevin Bralley, less than an hour before the rescheduled kick-off time, determined that the alternative pitch was also unsafe to play on due to the frozen conditions.