The match between Toulouse, defending champion, and Cardiff, scheduled for Saturday on the occasion of the 4th day of the European Cup, was canceled due to Covid-19 contamination in the Toulouse ranks and Cardiff declared winner on green carpet , the organizer announced on Friday.
“Injustice” for Didier Lacroix
“The risk of additional contamination having been deemed too great, it was unfortunately decided to cancel the match. As a result, the Cardiff Rugby club was awarded the Pool B match 28-0 with five ranking points, in accordance with the tournament regulations,” said EPCR (European professional club rugby). in a press release.
The president of Stade Toulousain Didier Lacroix cried “injustice” concerning this decision which deprives his team of a chance to comfortably ensure their qualification for the knockout stages.
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Before the start of the 4th day of the group stage, the five-time European champion is in seventh place and must finish in the top eight of group B to access the next stage.
Castres, the Wasps, the French Stadium and the Scarlets can still mathematically pass him, but it would take a disaster scenario for Toulouse to be eliminated.
The Haut-Garonne management did not wish to communicate the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in its ranks, nor the identity of the contaminated players, but several French internationals, usually holders, did not appear in the composition decided for the meeting: Antoine Dupont, Romain Ntamack, Cyril Baille, Peato Mauvaka and Anthony Jelonch.
