Racing was already qualified. He is now almost certain to finish first in his group. Due to cases of Covid-19 within the Northampton squad he was to face this Sunday at Paris La Défense Arena, his match was canceled and won on the green carpet with 5 points and a score of 28- 0. The Ile-de-France club therefore finished their group stage with four victories, three of which were bonuses, but they only played two games: trips to Northampton (45-14) and Swansea against the Ospreys (25-10). He will therefore play the eighth in round trip matches against the eighth of the other group. The Sky and White could therefore face Cardiff, the Wasps, the Toulouse Stadium … or the French Stadium.
Friday, the cancellation of Toulouse – Cardiff, due to cases of Covid-19 within Stade toulousain (including Antoine Dupont), had angered Didier Lacroix, the president of the club. The defending champions, with 7 points, find themselves in difficulty in this European Cup. Furious, Didier Lacroix denounced in a long speech a “completely unacceptable” decision which “calls into question the credibility of the mode of operation of the EPCR”. He considers his club, five-time winner of the trophy, victim of “injustice” and “disrespect” when he was, according to him, “able to play” this Saturday against the Welsh. “What I find incredibly outrageous is that EPCR is not enforcing the rules that have been edited,” he charged. For the same reasons, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles match at the English Leicester was also canceled. It was scheduled for this Saturday at 4:15 p.m. Bordeaux residents have several cases of Covid in their ranks. They are also beaten on green carpet 28-0.