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The team are scheduled to face Toulouse on December 11<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

CARDIFF Rugby face an automatic 28-0 defeat if they fail to field a team for their forthcoming European fixture against Toulouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dai Young’s side are due to host Toulouse in the opening game of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday, December 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fixture looks in serious doubt with the Welsh side currently isolating in a hotel in South Africa following two of their players testing positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), the governing body for the Heineken Champions Cup, will not force teams to play their fixtures, but will stick to their regulations which state if a side cannot field a team they forfeit the game with a 28-0, five-point defeat, reports the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams need to stick to their fixture list as much as possible after pressure to satisfy broadcast deals with the likes of BT Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EPCR may allow a relaxation of registration rules, so additional players can fill a match-day squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardiff Rugby currently only have seven established players at home – Josh Adams, Ellis Jenkins, Uilisi Halaholo, Seb Davies, Tomos Williams, Dillon Lewis and Olly Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been suggested that Cardiff may field a team dominated by youth players for the fixture at Arms Park, but this could damage the integrity of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Cardiff chairman Alun Jones said the bulk of the squad can leave South Africa if the region can secure a flight and quarantine hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Welsh health minister Eluned Morgan said there are currently no quarantine hotels in Wales and new legislation would need to be passed to allow that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team must still complete a 10-day quarantine which places their fixture against European Champions Cup Holders, Toulouse, extremely unlikely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is estimated that it will cost more than \u00a3100,000 to quarantine almost 50 players and staff, this figure not including the charting of a flight home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unclear whereabouts the team will quarantine upon their arrival from South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardiff are due to face Harlequins on Saturday, December 18, which seems more definite if the players and staff can complete their quarantine period back in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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