France team manager Raphael Ibanez prior to the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and France at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo: SportsfileFrance manager Raphael Ibanez has suggested that the outbreak that has affected 14 members of squad and staff so far and has put Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland in jeopardy may have originated in Dublin. Tournament organisers will make a call on the Stade de France fixture tomorrow after the ‘Testing Oversight Group’ met yesterday. The French players who tested negative in the latest round of testing are proceeding with limited preparation for the game. “It is not uniquely a French issue,” Ibanez said of the outbreak.

Source: Irish Independent February 23, 2021 02:32 UTC