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Top 14: several positive cases in Racing, the match against La Rochelle postponed

2020-10-01T09:02:46.615Z


The Ile-de-France club has formalized being affected by the Covid-19. Nine cases according to Olympic Midi. They will therefore not play this weekend in the Top 14. And their participation in the Champions Cup final on October 17 in Bristol now seems compromised.


The bad news was made official at 10:30 am by the Ile-de-France club.

"Tests carried out on the whole group on Wednesday morning revealed several positive cases."

If the Rcaing does not specify who is affected (players? Staff members?), Nor give an exact number, it would be nine positive cases according to information from the Midi Olympique.

In accordance with the health protocol in force, Racing 92 will therefore not be able to go to La Rochelle on Saturday (6.15 p.m.).

The match counting for the 3rd day of Top 14 is therefore postponed.

The club also announced that the press conference scheduled for early Thursday afternoon was canceled.

Tests carried out on the entire professional group on Wednesday morning revealed several positive cases.



We are now awaiting the recommendations of the NRL, which we will apply with all the necessary rigor.

- Racing 92 (@ racing92) October 1, 2020

This cluster jeopardizes the participation of Racing in the Champions Cup final, scheduled for October 17 in Bristol against the English club Exeter.

If the club immediately put the positive players in isolation, in accordance with French regulations, the one that prevails in England is much stricter.

Castres can attest to this, who had been banned from traveling to Leicester and withdrawn by the EPCR (the organizer of European competitions) after revealing four positive cases (3 players and a member of the staff).

England could be very reluctant to welcome Racing in two weeks ...

Last weekend, Stade Toulousain was able to go to Exeter, but being subject to drastic rules.

Banned from leaving their hotel until match time, regular temperature measurements and, once at the stadium, Kolbe and his teammates were deprived of changing rooms, asked to change under a marquee erected outside the stadium.

England could therefore be very reluctant to welcome the Racing team in two weeks ...

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