the Bordeaux-Bègles match against Leicester canceled in turn, the victory for the English

After Stade Toulousain, it is another French club which will not play its Champions Cup match on Saturday January 21.

Due to several cases of Covid-19 in the Bordeaux-Bègles workforce, the match on Leicester’s lawn was postponed by decision of the EPCR, Friday January 21. Christophe Urios’ players are declared the loser on the green carpet, with the score of 28-0.

In the grip of many controversies over the management of European competitions, the EPCR wanted to smooth things over in its press release, as it had done before for the Toulouse-Cardiff match. “EPCR would like to acknowledge the efforts made by both clubs to ensure that this match takes place. EPCR would also like to point out that the awarding of the match to the Leicester Tigers is a tournament management measure, the aim of which is to ensure that all the results of the matches of the 2021/2022 Champions Cup season are clarified. , not a penalty.

Champions Cup: the game @LeicesterTigers @UBBrugby canceled following the detection of several positive cases of Covid-19 within the Girondin workforce:
https://t.co/bUyq1nX173#ChampionsCup #LEIvUBB pic.twitter.com/0vLD80O4ON

—UBB Rugby (@UBBrugby) January 21, 2022

Despite this decision and this defeat on green carpet, Union Bordeaux-Bègles will still see the final phase. Nothing is less certain on the other hand for Toulouse, now dependent on the results of its competitors.