Scotland coach Gregor Townsend ahead of the Wales game on February 13, 2021. -

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The Scots will do with… provided the new date suits them, of course.

Warned this Thursday of the postponement of the match against France due to the new case of Covid detected among the Blues, coach Gregor Townsend said he was a little frustrated by the situation.

"Although we fully accept the decision of the test monitoring group (of the organizing committee) to recommend the postponement of our match against France for medical reasons, it is disappointing not to be able to play this match on Sunday", affirmed the technician, quoted in a statement from the Scottish Federation.

Above all, pending the formalization of the date of the postponement, Townsend recalled that Scotland wanted to benefit from its best players in order to be able to evolve "at the same level as we would have had this weekend".

During the week, the Federation had expressed strong reservations on a possible postponement of the match on March 6 or 7, having several players mobilized in club that weekend.

"Good recovery" to the Blues

"Throughout this tournament and, previously, during the Fall Nations Cup, we have worked hard to maintain strict Covid protocols which have allowed us to select our strongest teams possible for these important international meetings," Townsend explained.

We wish all French players and management members affected by the Covid a good recovery and we look forward to meeting them at a later date.

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The Six Nations Committee announced earlier the postponement of the match counting for the third day of the Tournament after the announcement Thursday morning of the contamination of a new French player.

The infection of this player, whose identity has not been communicated by the French Federation, brings to sixteen the number of contaminations in the ranks of the Blues since the beginning of last week, including twelve players.

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