- The National Rugby League announced this Wednesday the abandonment of its scenario of resumption of the final stages of Top 14 in mid-July and the cancellation of the semi-finals in Nice.
- There remains scenario 2, that of a final phase at the end of summer: Bordeaux-Bègles against Toulon and Lyon against Racing 92 in half before a grand final at the Stade de France.
She gives up on her initial idea. In the context of the health crisis linked to the new coronavirus, the National Rugby League (LNR) announced this Wednesday the abandonment of its scenario of resumption of the final stages of Top 14 in mid-July and the cancellation of the scheduled semi-finals in Nice in June.
“After taking stock of the situation, in particular on the work in progress of the medical commission on the recovery protocol and of the sports commission on the deadlines for 're-athletics' and preparation, the steering committee of the LNR decided l 'abandonment of scenario 1 of organization of the final stages of the Top 14 from the end of June until mid-July', the league said in a press release.
Return to the Côte d'Azur "during a next edition"
"As a result, the semifinals of the Top 14, initially scheduled for Nice on June 19 and 20, 2020 are canceled", adds the authority, which promises to return to the Côte d'Azur "during a next edition".
There remains scenario 2, that of a final phase at the end of summer: Bordeaux-Bègles against Toulon and Lyon against Racing 92 in half before a grand final at the Stade de France. For now, it is supposed to take place just before the first day of the 2020-2021 season.
"In any case, the Ministry of Sports will say 'Yes, you can go' or 'No, you can't', explains the chairman of the medical commission Bernard Dusfour. If we have reliable tests that allow us to say that this player is not contaminating, it will be a good thing. As long as we don't have this certainty that the players cannot contaminate each other, it will not happen. "
More time for the transfer window
The summer transfer window will also be extended until July 15 "to allow the clubs of Top 14 and Pro D2 to have greater latitude in the constitution of their membership".
Finally, the League has decided to soften its regulations concerning Jiff (Players from training sectors, that is to say trained in France) by not withdrawing points for the current season from clubs that have not reached the average of 16 Jiff on the scoresheet. Clermont in Top 14, Biarritz, Rouen and Valence-Romans in Pro D2 were concerned.
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The LNR has finally announced the cancellation of the three summer stages of Super Sevens, its rugby sevens competition. “The LNR intends, however, to maintain a unique event stage during the 2020-2021 season, with the prospect of resuming competition in the planned format [three classification stages and one final stage] from the 2021-2022 season, ”also specifies the league.
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