Cluster in Castres.
The National Rugby League on Thursday formalized the postponement of the Castres-Brive match to a later date, due to several cases of Covid-19.
On Wednesday, the Tarn club revealed that there had been 11 positive cases for Covid-19 within its CO workforce.
“After the revelation of 3 positive cases on October 1, the CO saw its match in Montpellier postponed to a later date.
Unfortunately, after the tests carried out on Monday, he was led to notice the presence of 11 new positive cases within its workforce and consequently an active circulation of the virus, ”the club said in a press release on Wednesday.
Training had been suspended until Friday, the positive players having been in isolation.
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A situation that has deteriorated a little more.
On Thursday, the CO announced five new positive cases.
This brings the number of positive cases in two players to sixteen.
“The new PCR tests performed this morning unfortunately revealed 5 new cases in our workforce.
In this context, the National Rugby League has decided to postpone our meeting against Brive, initially scheduled for Saturday, October 10, to a later date not yet defined, ”Castres revealed in a statement Thursday evening.
Unfortunately, the new PCR tests performed this morning revealed 5 new cases in our workforce.
The match against the @CABCLRUGBY scheduled for this Saturday is therefore postponed to a later date.
The press release ⬇️https: //t.co/0F5ge4CbsH
- Castres Olympique (@CastresRugby) October 8, 2020
Challenge Cup green carpet elimination
The Tarn club had already seen its match against Montpellier, on the occasion of the 3rd day of the Top 14, postponed due to positive cases.
In addition, on September 19, Castres lost on the green carpet their Challenge Cup quarter-final against Leicester, because of four positive cases.
Since the resumption of rugby, the CO has been severely affected by the Covid-19.
“The only reassuring side is that now more than half of the workforce has contracted the virus and that potentially, its circulation will be reduced in the future within the club even if in the short term we are not at. shelter from nothing, ”
Cédric Chadourne, the referring doctor for the Castres team
, told
RMC Sport
.
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