Next month's planned inaugural Northern v Southern Hemisphere challenge match has been postponed by the International Rugby Board.
The game, which was scheduled to take place at Twickenham on November 30th, has been dogged by problems.
England's top clubs were refusing to release their players for the match, which would have taken place just a week after a busy November Test schedule involving all the major countries.
South Africa and New Zealand had also expressed concerns about the fixture, which was arranged by the IRB to raise funds for rugby's weaker nations.
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An official IRB statement is expected later this morning.
PA