Game off after positive Covid cases in French campWelsh side handed 28-0 win and five pointsFrench rugby chiefs have condemned the decision to cancel Saturday’s Champions Cup clash between Toulouse and Cardiff as “scandalous and totally unfounded”.
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René Bouscatel, the president of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby that oversees France’s professional game, said a meeting of LNR’s directors would be held “as a matter of urgency” and that possible legal action would be discussed. The game, due to take place in Toulouse, was cancelled after a number of positive Covid-19 tests in the hosts’ camp. The tournament organisers, European Professional Club Rugby, said Cardiff had been awarded the fixture by a 28-0 scoreline with five match points.