JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

After much of the second round of European competition was called off before Christmas because of Covid- 19, it was inevitable that the Top 14 season would be affected, too. And it didn’t take long for understandable concern to become reality.
Four matches over the alwayslucrative festive weekend were called off after outbreaks at a number of clubs, including the Classico between Toulouse and Stade Francais, and Toulon reported on Friday ‘many positive cases have been detected’ among players and staff, forcing the postponement of the...