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REUTERS: Sale Sharks have stated that Sunday’s Premiership match versus Worcester Warriors will go on as set up in spite of 16 COVID-19 positive tests in their team.
The Sharks are 4th in the standings and surrendering the game might see them lose out on a playoff area, with fifth-placed Bristol Bears likewise on 64 points ahead of their last match versus the London Irish.
” After a comprehensive assessment, the club, its healthcare experts and rugby management are confident the fixture can be fulfilled securely in accordance with all COVID-19 guidelines,” the Sharks stated in a declaration https://www.salesharks.com/2020/10/02/ club-statement-gallagher-premiership-round-22
However, the Premiership said on Saturday it was bring out an “urgent evaluation” after getting the outcomes of over 900 COVID-19 screening tests brought out earlier this week which was followed by a “comprehensive contact tracing program”.
” This will permit a decision to be made over the Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors match, and any others that have been impacted by favorable results.”
Warriors had earlier released a contrasting declaration to the Sharks, saying the match was “still the topic of conversations”.
” Warriors would always prefer the outcome of a match to be picked the pitch and will do so offered we are pleased that all the COVID-19 procedures and procedures have been followed and no health risk is positioned to our gamers and personnel,” the club stated.
” At the minute we are still awaiting confirmation that those protocols and treatments can be met to permit Sunday’s match to continue as scheduled.”
( Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Christian Radnedge)
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