After Galthié and Dupont, Villière and Haouas also positive for Covid

In the center, Gabin Villière -

What was to be feared is taking shape.

After Fabien Galthié and Antoine Dupont, other players of the XV of France have tested positive for Covid-19.

They are Gabin Villière and Mohammed Haouas, the French Rugby Federation announced on Saturday.

These are the second and third cases in gamers.

Of the thirty-two tests carried out on Friday evening, twenty-nine came back negative, including that of captain Charles Ollivon (Toulon), of the second lines Bernard Le Roux (Racing 92) and Paul Willemse (Montpellier), of the center Gaël Fickou (Stade French), rear Brice Dulin (La Rochelle) or wingers Teddy Thomas (Racing 92) and Damian Penaud.

A new list for Galthié

A new list of 31 players summoned to prepare Marcoussis for the match against Scotland on February 28 will be communicated on Sunday, the first day of the rally.

Leader of the Six Nations Tournament, after two successes in Italy (50-10) and then in Ireland (15-13), the XV of France must receive Scotland at the Stade de France before going to England on March 13 then d 'face Wales the following week.

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