Covid-19 cases postpone Sale match and scrap Northampton fixture

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  • Rearranged Sharks game is subject to a number of conditions
  • Only four teams announced their sides at the scheduled time

The pandemic is wreaking havoc with the Premiership’s grandstand finish after Sale’s final-round match against Worcester at the AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday was postponed until Wednesday with the Warriors citing health and safety concerns caused by the Sharks recording 16 positive Covid-19 tests.

However, the rescheduled match will only go ahead if Public Health England is satisfied after another round of tests at the club on Tuesday and that an investigation into the source of the outbreak finds Sale did not breach protocols.

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Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/oct/03/premiership-rugby-covid-19-outbreak-postpones-sale-worcester under the title “Covid-19 cases postpone Sale match and scrap Northampton fixture”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.