Racing 92 will not meet Pau on Monday.
The National Rugby League announced on December 24 that the meeting would finally be postponed due to cases of Covid-19 within the workforce of the two clubs.
“Following new control tests carried out today and in view of the dynamics of the occurrence of positive cases within the workforce this week, the LNR Competitions Committee meeting urgently this evening decided, on a proposal from the Commission to 'Expertise Covid-19, the postponement to a later date of two meetings, "said the League in a press release.
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Due to the health situation of the Racing 92, Section Paloise and Union Bordeaux-Bègles workforce, following new tests today, the following meetings have been postponed: @ racing92 / @SectionPaloise @RCTofficiel / @UBBrugby pic.twitter.com/xy0IJkMC3g
- TOP 14 Rugby (@ top14rugby) December 24, 2021
The Ile-de-France club had already had to suspend its training this week after the discovery of cases of Covid.
The postponement date of the meeting against Pau has not yet been communicated by the NRL, which specifies that it will be "
fixed in the middle of next week ”.
Players tested daily
The Union Bordeaux-Bègles match against RC Toulon, which was also to be held on Monday, is also postponed, for the same reasons.
This is the first time this season that a Top 14 match has been postponed due to Covid.
The NRL however tightened its anti-Covid protocol a few weeks ago, by forcing non-vaccinated or Covid-19 negative players in the last three months to perform daily antigen or PCR tests, instead of three times a week .
It was also compulsory to wear a mask, outside of periods of physical effort.
According to the NRL, 97% of Top 14 and ProD2 players have an up-to-date vaccination.