The Ministry of Sports is raising the tone.
Roxana Maracineanu wrote this Wednesday to the French Rugby Federation (FFR) to ask for precise explanations on how the health bubble of the XV of France was pierced, leading to fifteen cases of Covid-19 among the members of the staff and players of the Blues, who must face Scotland this Sunday (4 pm) in the Six Nations Tournament.
The Minister for Sports sent a letter to Bernard Laporte, president of the FFR, asking him "to initiate an internal investigation relating to the implementation and compliance with the health protocol validated by the authorities ahead of the Six Nations Tournament. ".
"This investigation must be submitted to the minister within eight days", explains the entourage of Roxana Maracineanu.
Clarifications requested on the Galthié affair
The latter, whose office receives a daily update on the medical condition of the group in Marcoussis, has already met Monday with the boss of hexagonal rugby to have clarifications on the origin of the wave of contaminations that hit the Blues last week.
However, during this exchange, the president of the FFR did not mention the case of the French coach Fabien Galthié, positive for the coronavirus and suspected of having broken the health bubble at the beginning of the week before the trip of the XV from France to Ireland.
Did he ignore it or is it a willful omission?
This is one of the points that the investigation will have to clarify.
“At the same time, the Ministry of Sports requested that of Solidarity and Health in order to understand how the chain of contamination was formed within the French team and in the health bubble set up by the FFR around the delegation, thus providing feedback that is essential for improving the protocols in force, ”explains Roxana Maracineanu's entourage to the Parisian.
The Six Nations Tournament Committee confirmed this Wednesday the meeting between the XV of France and Scotland on Sunday.
The Blues, who were able to resume training with ball and contact the same day, will be tested every day until Sunday.
With the clear threat of postponement in the event of new cases.
