Why did the Harlequins v Pacific Islanders match on 1 November not go ahead ?

Question

Why did the Harlequins v Pacific Islanders match on 1 November not go ahead ?

Answer 1

Premier rugby refused to allow English Clubs to release Pacific Islander players

Answer 2

Here is a quote from Pat Lam the coach of the Pacific Islanders,

"Obviously it was disappointing to lose the warmup game and the extra time due to the fact that the Northern Hemisphere Clubs weren't releasing the players until the international window opened, I suppose they've gone back into a bit of the dark ages where we don't assemble fully as a team until November the 5th, which is this Sunday coming and then we play the Welsh the following Saturday, so we're only going to get about four training runs really, to get everyone into the same systems and structures, whereas the Welsh team are already together, they're preparing to play the Aussies this week and then will carry on with us, so they have got an ideal buildup. We don't have the ideal buildup, but I suppose Pacific Islands teams are used to this, and that's the challenge we've got and we've just to get on with it" [1]