FILE PHOTO: French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu attends the Global Sports Week event in Paris, France, February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
PARIS (Reuters) - Sports minister `threatened to withdraw the French team’s authorisation to play in the Six Nations if the rugby federation (FFR) does not properly investigate the origin of a COVID-19 outbreak within the squad.
France’s game against Scotland was postponed after 11 French players, as well as staff, including head coach Fabien Galthie, tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, prompting Maracineanu to ask for an investigation.
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