English Premiership rugby ball
Northampton’s weekend match in opposition to Leicester has been cancelled after the Saints returned obvious coronavirus assessments, Premiership Rugby announced on Wednesday.
The club’s practising flooring has also been closed, Premiership Rugby said in a press start.
“The health and security of players, management, personnel and match officers is our precedence,” said a Premiership Rugby spokesperson.
“We want those that maintain examined obvious at Saints a like a flash and safe recovery.”
Below Premiership Rugby rules, a panel will decide the allocation of aspects. Leicester can realistically quiz to be awarded four aspects and Northampton two, with a 0-0 scoreline declared.
It’s the fifth Premiership game to be cancelled in such circumstances this season.
Northampton’s away match in opposition to London Irish final weekend used to be scrapped thanks to obvious assessments within the Irish camp.
In a press start, Saints said: “On this week’s round of PCR testing forward of the East Midlands derby, the club returned a preference of obvious assessments and had further players unavailable for preference following the contact-tracing process.
“In shut consultation with Public Health England, the match has subsequently been known as off and Saints’ practising also cancelled till the subsequent round of testing, scheduled for Monday, January 11.”
Northampton rugby director Chris Boyd said: “We’re incredibly disappointed and frustrated that we’re unable to proceed with the kind of very unparalleled fixture for the club.
“It’s a mammoth blow to maintain relief-to-relief matches cancelled, as we had hoped to find up some momentum again following a in reality unparalleled engage on Boxing Day.”
Champions Exeter also published “some” obvious Covid-19 assessments in camp, nonetheless their conflict with Bristol is easy scheduled to head forward.
Chiefs director of rugby Prefer Baxter said there had been “a limited impact on the offer of players nonetheless no longer mammoth”.
