The Sunday Mail
Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu threatened to withdraw the French team’s authorisation to play in the Six Nations if the rugby federation (FFR) does not properly investigate the origin of a Covid-19 outbreak within the squad.
France’s game against Scotland was postponed after 11 French players, as well as staff, including head coach Fabien Galthie, tested positive for Covid-19, prompting Maracineanu to ask for an investigation.
FFR president Bernard Laporte said that “to my knowledge, nobody’s at fault”, but Maracineanu appeared to disagree.
“We asked an investigation from the FFR and from (president) Bernard Laporte, who himself came to see us before the tournament to present us the protocol and tell us that everything was going to go well, that the bubble was going to be strictly respected with controlled entries and exits,” Maracineanu told L’Equipe TV.
“Now that we can see that this is not the case, I am waiting for him to come and explain to us what has happened.” — Reuters.
