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THE French rugby team suspended training yesterday after another player tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of Sunday’s match against Scotland.
It again throws into doubt whether the Paris match will go ahead, with 11 players having now tested positive as well as three staff members including coach Fabien Galthie.
The French Rugby Federation said the unnamed player tested positive following another round of tests on Wednesday night, prompting its medical committee to suspending training.
“The entire group is in isolation according to health protocol,” the FFR said, adding that it was in “close contact with the Six Nations committee.”
The match was given the green light on Wednesday by competition organisers after there were no positive cases in the squad for two consecutive days.
Captain Charles Ollivon and star scrum-half Antoine Dupont were among the 10 to previously test positive.
France leads the Six Nations after away wins over Italy and Ireland.
