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Six Nations held in one country would be better than cancelling it, Baxter says

ROB BAXTER believes that playing this season’s Six Nations Championship in one country has “got to be better than cancelling it.”

The tournament is due to kick off in Dublin and Edinburgh on February 5, but currently finds itself shrouded in uncertainty.

Under current Welsh government restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic and its omicron variant, Wales would have to play scheduled home games against Scotland, France and Italy behind closed doors.

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