The Minister of Sports alongside the President of the FFR.

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The VI Nations Tournament, scheduled from February 6 to March 20, will take place, Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu assured Tuesday.

“The FFR submitted a rigorous, strict protocol to us, which was submitted to the health authorities.

The decision was taken within the government to ensure that the Six Nations Tournament is held on the scheduled date, from February 6 with a health bubble, as during the Tour de France ”, explained the Minister on France Televisions.

"Constraints which will mean that players will be excluded from the septaine normally in force, since they will be tested every three days and remain in a closed bubble," she added.

Thursday, the interministerial crisis committee had already given a favorable opinion on the health protocol presented by the French Rugby Federation.

The XV of France starts against Italy on Saturday

The purpose of this protocol is to "prevent the birth of a possible outbreak, detect it and contain it," the FFR explained to AFP.

"The bubble was built in Nice with a hotel where there is only us, transport where there is only us, facilities where there is only us ...", detailed in an interview with AFP the vice-president of the Federation Serge Simon.

“All the people who cross the France team must belong to this bubble, including when traveling.

We will also be on private flights.

And this is valid for all the teams in the competition, ”he also said.

In the weekend, the FFR and the LNR have also formalized the agreement to tighten the group of the XV of France to 31 players, against 42 initially, to "limit the risks associated with the movements of players entering and leaving the group ”.

Reunited on the Côte d'Azur since January 24, the Blues are preparing their first match in the 2021 Tournament, in Rome, on February 6, against Italy.

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