"It's disgusting": the anger of the president of Toulon after the cancellation of the round of 16 against Leinster

The EPCR announced on Friday that the first round of 16 of the Champions Cup between Leinster and Toulon, scheduled for 6.30 p.m., was canceled due to a case of Covid-19 within the Var workforce.

Asked by our colleagues at

, Bernard Lemaître, the Toulon president, expressed his annoyance and spoke of "scandal".

“It's disgusting, the player tested positive on Wednesday and immediately isolated.

The EPCR was immediately informed, but let us go to Dublin.

For more than 24 hours.

And despite a total negative re-test of the players last night at 8 p.m., these people made this decision less than 5 hours before the match. "

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