The issue was finally decided. The match which must oppose the French rugby team, affected by fifteen cases of Covid-19 (eleven players and four members of the management), to that of Scotland, within the framework of the third day of the Tournament of six nations, is well maintained to Sunday February 28, announced Wednesday February 24, the organizing committee of the Six Nations.
” [A la suite d’]a meeting of the Six Nations test monitoring group this morning to review the latest test results of the France team, the Six Nations confirm their intention to organize the France-Scotland match, as initially planned, next Sunday ”, wrote the committee in a statement. “We continue to monitor the situation very closely and are in regular contact with the two federations [française et écossaise] “, is it however specified.
A revamped French group
At the top of the tournament standings after two days, the XV of France reported fifteen contaminations in less than a week. Among those concerned are the coach, Fabien Galthié, as well as eight players since the start of the competition, including captain and third row Charles Ollivon and scrum half Antoine Dupont.
To be able to play the match against Scotland at the Stade de France (Sunday, at 4 p.m.), the management of the XV of France had to reshuffle his team. No new case of Covid-19 has been detected for forty-eight hours in the French ranks, where PCR tests carried out Tuesday evening were negative. Collective training was able to resume, announced the French Rugby Federation on Wednesday.
