Toulousain Rory Arnold against Montpellier, February 23, 2020 at the Ernest-Wallon stadium, in Top 14. - RĂ©my Gabalda / AFP

Bis repetita. After the cancellation of the match between Lyon and Clermont due to a case of Covid-19 in the ranks of the LOU, this Friday, the Stade Toulousain announced the cancellation of the friendly match scheduled for this Friday evening in Ernest-Wallon against Montpellier

One of his players has indeed tested positive following daily tests carried out as part of the Covid-19 health protocol set up by the National Rugby League. The club held him in isolation, pending the last samples taken this morning which confirmed the positive result. He does not suffer from any symptoms, but has been placed in de facto fourteen as a precaution.

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Following the tests carried out on the professional workforce, the result of one of its members was positive for COVID-19.
In view of the resumption of the Top 14, the friendly #STMHR match scheduled for tonight is therefore canceled.

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- Stade Toulousain (@StadeToulousain) August 28, 2020

"For the sake of precaution, to guarantee the complete safety of all players, staff, organizers and spectators, faced with the impossibility of obtaining the test results before the departure of the MHR for Toulouse and without the possibility of postponement, the friendly match between Stade Toulousain and Montpellier Hérault Rugby is canceled, ”said the Rouge et Noir club this late Friday morning. A measure taken in consultation with managers from Montpellier.

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