"The EPCR executive team decided that the appropriate solution was to score a draw of 0-0, with two classification points awarded to each club, for the five Champions Cup matches and the two Challenge matches. Cup in question, "said the organizers in a statement.
On the eve of its meetings, scheduled for mid-December, the French government had indeed reinstated the obligation of "compelling reasons" for travelers from and to the United Kingdom in the face of "the extremely rapid distribution of the Omicron variant" .
Seven matches are concerned: Bath - La Rochelle, Sale - Clermont, Scarlets - Bordeaux-Bègles, Stade français - Bristol and Toulouse - Wasps in the European Cup;
Worcester - Biarritz and London Irish - Brive in Challenge.
“The options of changing tournament formats and / or rescheduling matches were discussed in detail by all parties. However, given the increasingly complicated schedule due to Covid-19, it has unfortunately been decided that the only choice in these circumstances was to cancel those matches ... Therefore, the only option for the EPCR executive was to score 0-0 and award two classification points to each club, "said the EPCR.
The third day of the European Cup is scheduled for January 14-16.
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