Irish Examiner: Champions Cup – Covid outbreak in Paris limits Racing 92’s semi-final to 1,000 fans

There’s rugby … and,
then, there’s French rugby

Actually the last article I wrote for the Irish Examiner on a very busy Friday of rugby work.

This came after the club issued a press release about having to cut the number of fans in the stadium to 1,000 because of tightening coronavirus regulations in the greater Paris area.

Racing 92’s Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens at La Defense Arena on Saturday will take place in front of 1,000 fans, following a tightening of coronavirus restrictions in France.

Read the full article here

There’s rugby … and,
then, there’s French rugby