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France vs Scotland postponed: Why was Six Nations rugby game cancelled and what date will match be played now?

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FRANCE were looking to continue their Six Nations winning streak as against Scotland in Round 3.

But the match has now been postponed after a coronavirus outbreak within the French squad.

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Antoine Dupont is one of the players to be ruled out of France vs Scotland after testing positive for Covid.[/caption]

Why has France vs Scotland been cancelled?

France vs Scotland has been cancelled after the entire French squad was ordered to isolate.

The match had been scheduled to go ahead despite Les Bleus reporting ten positive tests.

However a further positive test led to the match being called off on Thursday.

A Six Nations statement said: “The Six Nations Testing Oversight Group (TOG) met today to review the situation in the French Camp.

“They unanimously recommended the postponement of the France v Scotland match. This will be ratified later today by the Six Nations Council.

“We will be working on the rescheduling of this fixture and will communicate the date in due course.”

In a statement on Twitter, France rugby said: “Following the RT-PCR tests carried out on Wednesday, February 24, and the appearance of a positive test within the playing squad, the FFR medical committee met this morning and decided to suspend training today.

“The entire group is in isolation in accordance with the health protocol.

“The FFR is in close contact with the Six Nations committee.”

When was France vs Scotland?

  • France vs Scotland was scheduled to be played on Sunday, February 28 at the Stade de France.
  • Kick-off was at 3pm UK time – 4pm French time.

When will France vs Scotland be played now?

France vs Scotland looks set to be played as a standalone game which will decide the fate of the Six Nations later in the year.

Reports in France suggest Scotland rejected a date of Tuesday, March 9 as they want to make sure they play no sooner than 14 days after Les Bleus’ last positive Covid rest.

The most likely date for the match, according to French rugby paper Midi Olympique, is now Friday, March 26.

However, this will be dependent on Scotland securing the release of all their players from the Premiership and national Championship.

Should there be no agreement on March 26, the European finals weekend of May 22/23 is believed to be a possibility.

July 3 has also been mooted, though that would clash with the Lions Tour.

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