FRANCE were looking to continue their Six Nations winning streak against Scotland in Round 3. But the match was postponed after a coronavirus outbreak within the French squad . Why has France vs Scotland been cancelled? France vs Scotland has been cancelled after the entire French squad was ordered to isolate. The match had been scheduled to go ahead despite Les Bleus reporting ten positive tests. However a further positive test led to the match being called off on Thursday. A Six Nations statement said: “The Six Nations Testing Oversight Group (TOG) met today to review the situation in the French Camp. “They unanimously recommended the postponement of the France v Scotland match. This will be ratified later today by the Six Nations Council. “We will be working on the rescheduling of this fixture and will communicate the date in due course.” In a statement on Twitter, France rugby said: “Following the RT-PCR tests carried out on Wednesday, February 24, and the appearance of a positive test within the playing squad, the FFR medical committee met this morning and decided to suspend training today. “The entire group is in isolation in accordance with the health protocol. “The FFR is in… Read full this story
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