after the match lost for Toulouse, a match won on green carpet for Racing 92
The Champions Cup match between Racing 92 and Northampton, scheduled for Sunday, has been canceled due to the numerous cases of Covid among the English. The Ciel-et-Blancs, already qualified, won 28-0 on green carpet.
After a match lost on the green carpet for Toulouse, this time it is Racing that is taking advantage of the current health context. The match between the Ile-de-France club and Northampton, paying for the 4th day of the Champions Cup, will not take place on Sunday afternoon, the English of many cases of Covid. The Racingmen, already qualified, therefore won 28-0 with an improved victory on green carpet, the second in this group stage after that against the Ospreys in December.
22 positive players in the English ranks
Chris Boyd’s side had nearly 22 players out through injury and Covid when they were named their squad on Friday. “EPCR have been informed by Northampton Saints that the club has recorded several positive Covid-19 test results among its squad for the tournament, European Cup management wrote in a statement. Consequently, the club is unable to play its match of the 4th day of the Champions Cup against Racing 92, scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday January 23).
The EPCR nevertheless underlines “the efforts made by the two clubs to ensure the holding of this match”, and recalls that this victory on the green carpet for the English is in no way a sanction but “a measure of management of the tournament”. Laurent Travers’ men therefore finished the pool matches with four successes, counting the victorious trip to Northampton (45-14) and the victory in Wales last week (25-10). therefore first in Pool A.
Bad news, however, for the club’s ticket office, which, despite the 2,000-person gauge set up in its Paris La Défense Arena room, had to fill its stands.