A situation judged “Absurd” by Revol, who does not understand the difference in treatment between his team and the others. If he considers that the decision of the EPCR to postpone only part of the matches “Can be argued from a legal point of view”, he considers that she “Does not make sense in terms of sport and health”.
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“For the competition, its organization, its media coverage, what does this day mean, of which several matches have already been won on the green carpet? (like Racing-Ospreys and Montpellier-Leinster), several are postponed? he asks. And those, if they are played out, it can only be by changing the format of the competition while others are taking place, ours and those of the British between them. The postponement of the whole day would have been more logical, understandable and clear. “
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“The difference in treatment [s’est faite] on political and administrative considerations and not health “
Pierre-Yves Revol, president of the CO
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Revol also considers that “The situation in Ireland today does not really differ from that of Great Britain” and “The difference in treatment [s’est faite] on political and administrative considerations and not health and this is difficult to understand ”.
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Pressure from the English and the Celts?
The president of the CO also assures that, on Friday morning, before the final decision of the EPCR, “The French clubs were unanimous in requesting the postponement of all the matches, even if it means that the knockout stages will then take place in a direct match and no longer in a two-way trip”. But, according to Revol, “The board of the ECPR then met and decided otherwise under the influence of the English and the Celts, by postponing the matches between the French and the British and maintaining the others, finally those which were not already canceled for reasons for Covid-19! “
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