(Reuters) -The Champions Cup conflict between Toulouse and Cardiff on Saturday has been cancelled due to a lot of optimistic COVID-19 circumstances within the French facet, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) stated on Friday.
Cardiff have been awarded the Pool B tie 28-0 and 5 match factors, in accordance with competitors guidelines.
“Discussions with Stade Toulousain and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby came about earlier than the match danger evaluation committee, made up of medical medical doctors from EPCR’s medical advisory group in addition to impartial medical specialists,” EPCR stated in an announcement.
“Stade Toulousain had recorded a big variety of optimistic COVID-19 check outcomes from inside its match squad, and with the danger of additional an infection deemed to be too nice, regrettably the choice was made to cancel the fixture.”
The forfeit may impression Toulouse’s probabilities of reaching the final 16.
The French membership are seventh in Pool B on seven factors, stage with Cardiff in eighth and one level forward of ninth-placed Wasps, who’ve a sport in hand. The high eight groups within the pool qualify for the final 16.
Later on Friday, EPCR added that Union Bordeaux-Begles wouldn’t have the option to fulfil their Champions Cup fixture towards Leicester Tigers after recording a “variety of COVID-19 circumstances” of their squad.
“The Pool B fixture … is due to this fact regrettably cancelled with Leicester Tigers awarded the match on a 28-0, 5 match factors foundation, in accordance with the match guidelines,” EPCR stated.
Leicester have already secured qualification for the spherical of 16, whereas Bordeaux-Begles are sixth in Pool B.
Newcastle’s European Challenge Cup tie towards French facet Toulon was additionally called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the English membership.
“It is bitterly disappointing information as a result of we had been wanting ahead to this vital fixture between the 2 unbeaten groups in our group,” Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards stated.
EPCR will convene a match decision committee to decide the result of the sport.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis and Christian Radnedge)
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