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Euros in doubt - French Government.
« on: January 08, 2021, 10:34:45 AM »
Heineken Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup in doubt over Covid concerns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55587044
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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2021, 12:53:12 PM »
Understandable.

If it happens it means that there's some spare weekends to play the fixtures due to Covid.

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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2021, 02:13:47 PM »
Maybe that’s why little change to the side. Blackett predicts a couple of weeks off? Most of his gambles pay off.

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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2021, 02:40:07 PM »
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Maybe that’s why little change to the side. Blackett predicts a couple of weeks off?

I would actually have thought he'd like a few games to get everyone a run out before the Internationals disappear again. Players like Shields, Watson, Miller, maybe Sirker & Vailanu if fit?

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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2021, 03:07:30 PM »
Contractually calling off the European competitions would be expensive for the clubs. It may be that matches are rescheduled and we play two rounds of Premiership matches over the next two weeks and look at finishing Europe in April.

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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2021, 03:30:11 PM »
Contractually calling off the European competitions would be expensive for the clubs. It may be that matches are rescheduled and we play two rounds of Premiership matches over the next two weeks and look at finishing Europe in April.

It may be the French pull out and the British Isles teams continue thus keeping TV and the sponsors slightly happy.
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Re: Euros in doubt - French Government.
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2021, 03:34:21 PM »
That's my guess as to the most likely outcome