- French sides advised not to play cross-border matches
- Soaring Covid infection rates in Britain prompt action
The European club cup competitions are set to be suspended after the French government advised its clubs not to take part in cross-border matches because of the coronavirus variant that has sent the transmission rate soaring in Britain – but it will wait before deciding if France should postpone their Six Nations matches.
The French sports ministry met the organisers of the Champions and Challenge Cups, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), and the Top 14’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) on Thursday after some French clubs had called for a boycott of European competitions in protest at the testing regime.
