Barbarians players discovered to have had second night outScrapped game could cost the RFU up to £1mEngland’s autumn internationals campaign descended into farce on Friday when their opening match on Sunday was called off after the Rugby
Football Union discovered a second breach of Covid-19 protocols by a group of Barbarians players. The RFU is said to be furious at having to cancel the match, which could end up costing up to £1m.
The famous annual fixture had been thrown into considerable doubt on Thursday when it emerged 12 Barbarians players – including the former
England captain Chris Robshaw – had an unauthorised night out on Wednesday, going for dinner at Sergio’s Italian restaurant in central
London.