In total, fourteen, France’s XV is severely reduced, with five new positive cases for the Kovid-19. Will there be a match against Scotland on Sunday?
The Blues knocked hard: After Fabine Galthey and Antoine DuPont, five new XV players from France were declared positive by the French Rugby Federation, including captain Charles Olivan. A total of fourteen cases of Kovid-19 have been identified between the players and management since their return from Dublin, where France defeated Ireland, starting with selector Fabian Galthy, which is as positive as last Monday.
A decision
Taken on wednesday
to match
Sunday
Since then, three other staff members and ten players have faced the same fate. Five new cases were announced on Monday, after DuPont, Mohammed Hauas, Gabin Willer, Julian Merchand and Arthur Vincent: Charles Olivon, Cyril Ballet, Peto Mouwak, Romeo Toffenua and Bryce Dulin will not be able to face Scotland on Sunday.
The latter is replaced by five players (Castres Gatton Barlot, Bordeaux-Blagis Thierry Paiva and Cyril Cazo, Palois Baptiste Pesenti and Toulouse Thomas Ramos, who have sixteen selections in total, including fourteen for Ramos alone.
With a hard-working staff and a very small staff, the health and sports situation of the Blues is becoming very complex. To the point that the match is held on Sunday, questions arise. France-Scotland match to be decided on Wednesday, Said the tournament’s organizing committee. Matches can be held only when the state of health is stable and controlled. At the moment, it is not.
We have prepared a customization plan, you can trust Fabian (Throat). If other cases turn out to be positive, then we have in any case extraordinary measures taken with the help of the Kovid cell which monitors the France group. Trials will triple, we will have one test every dayAn attempt was made to reassure manager Rafal Ibanez on the set of the show stage 2, Sunday night.
There is a question, for the moment, without an answer: how can such a house develop within the XV of France? Manager Rafal Ibanez is counting on the collective strength of the group in any case to overcome this difficult situation. This gives us the real reason for the great game against Scotland. If it happens…