British and French clubs set to play eight matches next weekendClubs and match officials will not have to self-isolate in FranceEuropean rugby chiefs insist the remaining two rounds of pool fixtures will go ahead as planned later this month after confirming clubs and match officials would be granted the necessary exemptions from French travel restrictions.
The organisers, European Professional Club Rugby, were left scrambling to salvage this season’s Champions and Challenge Cups last month when a raft of matches had to be scrapped after
France effectively shut its borders to the
UK. That, in turn, plunged rounds three and four of the pool stages into doubt, but EPCR revealed on Friday that exemptions for the “pursuit of an economic activity” applies to players, coaching staff and officials.