a blow for toronto wolfpack as super league club's vote against allowing them back into the competitionor 2021. good evening, welcome along to sportsday. lots to come, including the latest from the first of tonight's two premier league matches. but we're going to start with what lockdown will mean for sport in england. we do know there are different rules and wales, scotland and northern ireland. we do know that elite level sport will carry on, but from thursday tennis courts will shut, golf courses will be closed, swimming pools will be locked up and grassroots sport will be put on hold. all this despite huge pressure coming on the prime minister from several mp‘s and many sports governing bodies calling from several mps and many sports governing bodies calling for an exemptions. here's how borisjohnson reacted to those calls today in parliament. i must apologise to my audible friend for not being able to offer the house and a huge list of exemptions to the rules that we set out —— honourable friend. alas, the effectiveness of the whole package is compromised. but that's why i wa nt to

league and the impact of coronavirus, because today super league clubs voted against allowing toronto wolfpack back into the competition for 2021. the canadian club withdrew from the season injuly, with owner david argyle citing financial problems caused by the pandemic, but the club hoped they would return next year under new ownership. let's bring in our rugby league correspondent dave woods. days, was this vote expected to go this way? we weren't quite sure which way it was going to go vote, but the fact that it was as decisive as it was, a eight votes against one extension. the four in favour were leeds, st. helens. .. extension. the four in favour were leeds, st. helens... the one extension was super league —— voted against by the super league. what does this mean for the next season? would one come up from below? do we know any of those finer details? who knows? the governance of the game is also being quizzed a little by some by also being quizzed a little by some rugby league's insiders because these in the super league clubs themselves deciding whether or not they should come back or

for one club, toronto wolfpack, the pause would become permanent.e to recover from the lockdown, the team once heralded as the game's future suddenly consigned to its past. with no games and no income, the whole sport was in such unparalleled peril, the government was forced to step in. rugby league is to receive an emergency loan of £16 million from the government because of the pandemic. ministers say they are intervening to protect an entire sport and the communities that play it. when the season finally resumed in august, the world felt a very different place. empty stadia, neutralvenues, even changes to the rules of the game. rugby league adapted, but could it survive? the season was eventually shortened straight to the play—offs. for wigan and st helens, it's been some journey. the friendships that i've made along the way, such a crazy year. i'll remember that sort of thing forever. i think that's made, you know, the connection between our team—mates stronger. that's what i take away from this. it's good for the game that we've managed to get

toronto wolfpack won't be allowed back into rugby league's super league next season. t their return by eight votes to four, with one abstention. toronto, who climbed from league one into the top tier within just three seasons of starting up, resigned from the 2020 competition injuly after former owner david argyle withdrew, saying he could no longer fund the club. there was one match in the super league this aftenoon. salford red devils are up to eighth in the table after coming from behind to beat catalans dragons 42 points to 24. salford's match against castleford tigers next monday has been called off after more covid cases in the castleford camp their match against leeds rhinos on friday's also off after four more players tested positive. the match scheduled for last friday against huddersfield was also cancelled, after 13 castleford players were ruled out with coronavirus. they'll have two more rounds of testing this week. leinster extended their remarkable run of pro 11; wins to 23 with a 32—19 victory over glasgow. the bonus point win moves leinster ahead of uls

next, toronto wolfpack won't be allowed back into rugby league's super league next season. e abstention. toronto, who climbed from league one into the top tier within just three seasons of starting up, resigned from the 2020 competition injuly after former owner david argyle withdrew, saying he could no longer fund the club. there was one match in the super league this aftenoon. salford red devils are up to eighth in the table after coming from behind to beat catalans dragons 42—24. salford's match against castleford tigers next monday has been called off after more covid cases in the castleford camp. their match against leeds rhinos on friday's also off after four more players tested positive. the match scheduled for last friday against huddersfield was also cancelled, after 13 castleford players were ruled out with coronavirus. they'll have two more rounds of testing this week. leinster extended their remarkable run of pro 14 wins to 23 with a 32—19 victory over glasgow. the bonus point win moves leinster ahead of ulster to the top of conference a. they ran in four tries,

for one club, toronto wolfpack, the pause would become permanent.t. with no games and no income, the whole sport was in such unparalleled peril, the government was forced to step in. rugby league is to receive an emergency loan of £16 million from the government because of the pandemic. ministers say they are intervening to protect an entire sport and the communities that play it. when the season finally resumed in august, the world felt a very different place. empty stadia, neutralvenues, even changes to the rules of the game. rugby league adapted, but could it survive? the season was eventually shortened straight to the play—offs. for wigan and st helens it's been some journey. the friendships that i've made along the way, such a crazy year. i'll remember that sort of thing forever. i think that's made, you know, the connection between our team—mates are stronger. that's what i take away from this. it's good for the game that we've managed to get through the season and get to an end, because of easy things were looking a bit bleak early on. but to

rugby league side toronto wolfpack will not be returning to super league.ear's competition in july. they had climbed from league one to the top tier in just three seasons since starting up, but their owner at the time said he could no longer fund the club. and castleford tigers' next two super league matches — against leeds and salford — are off after four more players tested positive for covid—19. the tigers' game last friday against huddersfield was cancelled after 13 positive tests. much more on the situation regarding grassroots sport coming up throughout the programme this morning. and we speak to robertjenrick later and we will see if we can get some a nswe rs. and thanks for your questions about that. it has been described by the austrian chancellor as a repulsive terror attack. a series of shootings in vienna last night left three people dead. one suspect has been arrested and another shot dead — it's thought at least one other is still on the run. let's speak now to eric fry who's an editor on the austrian newspaper der standard. he joins us now fr

for one club, toronto wolfpack, the pause would become permanent.he play—offs. for wigan and st helens it‘s been some journey. the friendships that i‘ve made along the way, such a crazy year. i‘ll remember that sort of thing forever. i think that‘s made, you know, the connection between our team—mates are stronger. that‘s what i take away from this. it's good for the game that we've managed to get through the season and get to an end, because of easy things were looking a bit bleak early on. but to have the grand final at the end of it meant that all the hard work we've done in lockdown has all been worthwhile. it‘s a big match entrance that‘s as loud and is hair raising as any other. st helens and wigan last met in the final six years ago. but theirs is a local rivalry that runs much, much deeper. tonight‘s final will look very different. the venue now hull, and of course, no fans. but the significance remains. and in this extraordinary year, more than any other, the champions would have truly earned it. adam wild, bbc news. well done. despite all