If it is down to them being FT that they have to travel then it's a joke yes.

The biggest issue is forcing anyone to travel in this climate to a country going into lockdown.

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This is the point that Mr Hughes has decided to hang his hat on. As usual, there was an easier route that may have delivered a different outcome, but once St David has his heart set on something, then it's his way of the highway

Both issues are relevant. you make a good case

You still haven't answered my question unless you do not know, how long will these two (2) French clubs be allowed to be guests in the game in this country, assuming they are guests and it's not something you've made up in your anti French bias.

He had no choice but use excuses. He couldn’t use COVID as an excuse as that would require 7 players being out. All in black and white in the operational rules/laws. Of which he agreed.

I think the distinction of full time vs part time is more that the london players could viably travel, by private plane provided by Toulouse, and maintain their bubble. They could then get back to England and carry on training etc.

Whereas part time players wouldnt be able to do their day jobs and would have to isolate on return?

Difficult position as France had gone into lockdown so sending a rugby team to play over there does sound a bit silly but Toulouse so travel the other way and other than them sitting the season out I’m not sure what else they can do

Full time players have to isolate for 5 days. Part time 10 days.

Comment of the month.

All of the above are very pertinent questions & ask more about the sports administrators than of London, who incidentally in my view have done nothing wrong & probably have a very sound legal footing to challenge if required !

Covid as an excuse is one thing, but making your staff work in a situation that threatens their health would supersede operational rules every day of the week. France is behind in terms of their lockdown and vaccination schedule and I think any employer who required their staff to travel there at present would be open to litigation.

How can I be "anti French" against clubs playing English and antipodean players in an English league? What exactly is French about them







If anyone is against the French it's those who have abandoned the French Elite league and have little time for French players.......

You know, the guys who run Cats and TO.

And yet, Catalan were expected to fulfil their fixtures in England, when England was significantly worse then France.
The round ball game seems to be able to cope with playing their European games home and away and whilst fully accepting that football is significantly better resourced than RL, elite sport SHOULD be able to manage the circumsatnces.

Apart from Catalans fulfilling they're fixtures over here the rest is not strictly true, the UK government were dealing with the situation admirably whereas the French could be described as incompetent at best.