France’s France Nations record-breaking match on Sunday has already been postponed; Roxana Maracineanu: “If we do not look into this series of corruptions … we can withdraw the authority given (played in the Six Nations)”
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Last Updated: 27/02/21 8:06 am
France have won both of their Six Nations openers
Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has threatened to take away French authority to play in the Six Nations unless the French Rugby Federation (FFR) properly investigates the origins of the Covid-19 revolution.
France’s game against Scotland has been postponed after 11 French players, as well as staff, including head coach Fabien Galthie, tested positive for Covid-19 last week. , urges Maracineanu to request an investigation.
FFR president Bernard Laporte said, “To my knowledge, no one is to blame”, but Maracineanu did not seem to agree.
Sports minister Roxana Maracineanu has warned the FFR that they need to investigate the origins of their Covid-19
“We asked for a review from the FFR and from (president) Bernard Laporte, who came to see us before the competition to show us the protocol and tell us that everything was going to be done. well, the bubble was held in high esteem. with controlled and external entries, “Maracineanu told L’Equipe TV.
“Now that we see that this is not the case, I wait for him to come and explain to us what has happened.
“If nothing happens, if we don’t look into this series of corruptions and don’t explain to us how it could happen, the authority that has been given (played in the Six Nations) can be withdrawn back. “
France were scheduled to play Scotland at the Stade de France on Sunday but the Six Nations announced on Thursday that the match had been postponed in search of another date.
Last month, France banned travel to and from countries outside the European Union, but the sports ministry gave the rugby team special permission to participate in the Six Nations.
France, who have won their first two games, are expected to travel to England on March 10.
“I don’t think it was written in the protocol that the players could go out to eat waffles,” Maracineanu said, following reports that French players went out to Rome when they played Italy three weeks ago.
“If they went out to eat waffles, they had to be retested when they returned to the bubble. We want to know if this was done because the conditions of re-entry and exit of the bubble that makes it a bubble, by definition. “