Seven fresh cases come as a devastating blow for SaleRFU unhappy at the way Covid-19 outbreak was handledPremiership clubs have called for organisers to change their rules to avoid a repeat of the crisis that has engulfed the league’s knockout stages while the Rugby
Football Union has issued a rebuke of how the outbreak of Covid-19 at Sale has been handled.
Sale’s postponed match against Worcester was called off on Wednesday morning, less than two hours before the Warriors were due to board the team bus. Premiership Rugby had confirmed eight new cases at the club, taking the total to 27 in less than a week. Worcester have been awarded a 20-0 victory, leaving Sale devastated after missing out on the semi‑finals. Bath qualified in fourth place.