Prince Philip: EFL, Premiership Rugby and horse racing schedules moved to avoid clash with funeral

There was a two-minute silence before all of this weekend’s games in the EFL and players wore black armbands to mark the death of Prince Philip

The EFL, Premiership Rugby and British Horseracing have adjusted their schedules on Saturday “as a mark of respect” to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip.

The Duke of Edinburgh died at the age of 99 on Friday and his funeral will be held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, at 15:00 BST on Saturday, 17 April.

A national minute’s silence will be held at 15:00.

The Scottish Grand National at Ayr has been moved from 17 to 18 April.

The British Horseracing Authority has also moved the Spring Trials at Newbury to the Sunday and announced that there will be no racing between 14:45 and 16:15 on Saturday.

Premiership Rugby has changed the kick-off times of all four of its matches on Saturday.

Sale’s match against Gloucester and Exeter’s home game against Wasps will both start at 12:30 while Newcastle v Bristol will kick off at 17:00, along with…

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