The Stade velodrome has not hosted a European Rugby Cup match since the RCT in 2015. -
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The European Challenge and European Rugby Cup finals will not take place in Marseille on May 21 and 22 as initially planned, "in order to limit cross-border travel and the risk of transmission of Covid-19", announced on Wednesday the organizer.
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The European professional rugby club (EPCR), which oversees the two competitions, "is working in collaboration with its leagues and shareholder federations to find alternatives for the organization of the two matches", he said in a press release. specifying that the 2022 finals will take place in Marseille, if the pandemic allows.
The Stade Vélodrome should have already hosted the final of the competition last year.
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