the anger of the Stade Toulousain players after their defeat on the green carpet against Cardiff!
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This cancellation was decided after the presence of Covid cases within the Toulouse workforce. And the EPCR went further by deciding to declare Stade Toulousain, reigning European champion, losing on green carpet.
This decision provoked the immense anger of club president Didier Lacroix: “Yes, Antoine Dupont is “covided”. Well, let’s play without him! Today, the EPCR tells us that the team we are presenting, despite our tests, may present a risk of transmission of the virus. Who benefits from the crime? How far are we going to go? (…) I am not saying that everything is done against Stade Toulousain. The first decision to cancel the 2nd day is detrimental to a lot of clubs. But our defeat on the green carpet on this 4th day is unacceptable.”
After their president, the players decided to express their resentment on this cancellation and defeat, through a press release. And of course, disappointment and anger predominate. Here are excerpts from that press release: “To our great regret, we have learned of the cancellation of tomorrow’s home game against Cardiff, and therefore our defeat with the score of 0-28. We cannot hear or understand this decision which overwhelms us and for good reason, we followed the EPCR rules to the letter, and we even did more (…)
Throughout the week, the group is kept. All the players, young and experienced, stayed on deck and prepared themselves physically, technically and mentally to play a match at European level (…) Without playing politics, we have shown you our disappointment, which has been clear for several weeks. Today we feel anger. This feeling grips the entire workforce, determined this weekend, like the previous ones, to offer the club the possibility of fielding a competitive team and representing it in a competition that is so important to us. Our fate is no longer in our hands and we regret it.”
🗣️ After the intervention of our President, our players in turn wish to speak following the cancellation of #STCAR.
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐳 𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞
– Stade Toulousain (@StadeToulousain) January 21, 2022
to summarize
Following the decision of the EPCR to cancel its match against Cardiff, and to declare it loser on green carpet, Stade Toulousain was quick to react. After their president, the players expressed themselves via a press release, not hiding their disappointment and anger.