- Seven fresh cases come as a devastating blow for Sale
- RFU unhappy at the way Covid-19 outbreak was handled
Premiership clubs have called for organisers to change their rules to avoid a repeat of the crisis that has engulfed the league’s knockout stages while the Rugby Football Union has issued a rebuke of how the outbreak of Covid-19 at Sale has been handled.
Sale’s postponed match against Worcester was called off on Wednesday morning, less than two hours before the Warriors were due to board the team bus. Premiership Rugby had confirmed eight new cases at the club, taking the total to 27 in less than a week. Worcester have been awarded a 20-0 victory, leaving Sale devastated after missing out on the semi‑finals. Bath qualified in fourth place.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/07/sale-forfeit-key-premiership-match-against-worcester-after-new-covid-tests under the title “Clubs call for Premiership rule change after Sale-Worcester is scrapped”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
