The EPCR challenged by Leinster?

Would the Leinster prepare a counterattack? While it was to face Montpellier at GGL Stadium this Friday as part of the 2nd day of the Champions Cup, the Irish province saw the EPCR purely and simply cancel the meeting with the victory granted on the green carpet to the Cistes. A few hours later, faced with the almost total closure of links between France and Great Britain, the European body decided to postpone most of the meetings scheduled for the weekend to a later date. A difference in treatment which is obviously not to the taste of Leinster, as was also the case of the president of Castres Olympique Pierr-Yves Revol. According to the Irish site The 42, the Irish province is ready to appeal the decision of the EPCR with the hope of seeing the match planned in the Hérault be finally postponed. To justify such a procedure, the leaders of Leinster intend to highlight the fact that the two formations were affected by the coronavirus.

The Irish province are unhappy about EPCR’s decision and are understood to be preparing an appeal:https://t.co/Xzny7fQEc7

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Leinster wants to send the EPCR back to its own inconsistencies

But, as the announcement of the starting lineup had suggested, they were ready to do battle on the lawn of GGL Stadium on schedule. In addition, the Irish province intends to point the finger at the EPCR’s own inconsistencies in the management of health risk in the organization of competitions. For this, the example of the match of the 1st day between Wasps and Munster seems appropriate. Indeed, the English team was able to remove from the scoresheet elements that tested positive for coronavirus the day before the match. In addition, to justify the decisions to cancel the matches instead of postponing them, the European body has argued a congested schedule. However, we are slowly moving towards a modification of the format of the competitions in order to allow the holding of the matches postponed this weekend to the dates initially planned for the knockout stages of the Champions Cup. However, it remains to be seen whether these elements will make it possible to reverse the decision … and whether Leinster will indeed launch this procedure which risks causing controversy.-