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The EPCR has decided to cancel the Challenge Cup quarter-final match between Leicester Tigers and Castres Olympique that was scheduled to be played tomorrow (Sunday 20 September) at Welford Road. The decision was made following a meeting of a Medical Committee that included medical leaders from the unions, league bodies and both clubs, and subsequent independent medical advice.
The Committee, chaired by Rod McKenzie (Scotland), met by video conference last night (Friday, September 19) after Castres confirmed that three members of his playgroup, as well as one staff member, had tested positive for COVID-19. in advance of the club’s planned departure to England.
It was decided on medical advice that the quarter-finals could not proceed safely under the circumstances and, as a consequence, Castres has to lose the match and Leicester will qualify for the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.
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