Several Top 14 teams had considered boycotting the European Cups because of a health protocol that they consider not strict enough.
But positions are shifting.
According to AFP, the EPCR, organizer of continental competitions, would agree to modify its health protocol in order to respond to the concerns of the leaders of French professional rugby.
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European Cups: the threat of boycotting French clubs is moving away, Bayonne ready to return
To discuss this sensitive subject, the presidents of the Top 14 met on Tuesday to discuss the question of a possible boycott of the European Cups, because.
At the end of this meeting, the positions of the French clubs would be less clear-cut, according to information from
RMC Sport
, until the EPCR changes its Covid-19 protocol.
Solidarity with Toulon and Paris
On the other hand, the French presidents have shown solidarity with Stade Français Paris and RC Toulon, who had refused to play respectively against the Scarlets of Llanelli and the Blues of Cardiff.
They would like the two French teams to be able to replay their match, after losing it on the green carpet.
The European protocol should therefore be reinforced for the next few days, with tests carried out 72 hours before the start of the matches.
"This is the only way to meet the conditions necessary to continue participating in the European Cups," confirms a source familiar with the matter to
RMC
.
It remains to be seen whether the Toulonnais and Parisians will be entitled to a chance.
An unprecedented situation in the history of professional rugby.
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