As the 2020/21 Top 14 season nears, I’ve been writing quite a bit about clubs’ efforts to negotiate the minefield of coronavirus, and related protocols.
Here’s a piece from mid-August 2020 covering the latest on the situation in France, with Stade Francais having to contain an outbreak among players that wrecked their preseason and threatens their opening matches in the new campaign.
Coronavirus continues to threaten the start of the 2020/21 Top 14 season, as clubs entered the preseason friendly phase of preparations.
James Harrington: Freelance sports journalist 