“It won't be the last this season.
"Hidden in the improvised press room in the clubhouse away from the building of the professional group of Racing 92, Donnacha Ryan evokes the subject that has tormented his club since Wednesday: the discovery of a positive case of Covid-19 in the Ile-de-France workforce.
The Irish second row and its partners will have to undergo new tests this Thursday, 48 hours before their resumption of the Top 14 on the lawn of Lyon, the results of which are expected on Friday.
“It does not worry us more than that, continues the captain of Racing, Henry Chavancy, during his media window reduced to ten minutes to limit the risk of transmission with journalists.
We knew it would happen to us sooner or later, we live in a region where the virus circulates a lot.
We remain focused on Saturday's game.
"If officially, the Ile-de-France club did not want to give more details on the identity of the infected, Donnacha Ryan spoke to him" of a player who is doing well and who has been well taken care of by the medical staff ".
"The health aspect, but also the sporting and economic aspect"
“We think about moving forward and playing,” continues his manager Laurent Travers.
It's important that the matches take place.
There is the health aspect, but also the sporting and economic aspect.
It is dangerous to watch only the first one, because you can end up with more serious consequences than the disease itself.
"
While the Top 14 is already cut off by a match for its resumption with the postponement of Stade Français-UBB, the technician refuses "two years without a champion" after stopping the last exercise in March.
And calls for "exceptional decisions".
In particular about the current protocol, which results in the postponement of matches if there are three cases within the professional group, which he advocates for relaxation.
“It cannot continue if we have too many games postponed.
The English play every five days (
Editor's note: since the resumption of the season in mid-August, with a team that loses the match by forfeit if it is put in isolation
) and there is no postponed match, continues Laurent Travers.
It challenges the protocol they apply, it must be achievable.
UEFA has decided (
Editor's note: for qualifying matches for European competitions
) to play as long as there are 13 players available.
The rules are not the same depending on the sport and the country… ”
