Munster will not be able to return to Ireland immediately, at the end of November. After the positive Covid test of a member of the team, the Irish province will remain stranded in South Africa. Munster were to play a match against the Bulls, one of the South African teams which now take part in the Welsh, Irish and Italian Provinces’ Championship, the United Rugby Championship.
With the resumption of the epidemic and the rise of the new Omicron variant, the Irish were looking to return home as quickly as possible. “Munster will remain in Cape Town while we await the next steps from the health authorities after declaring a positive case in our last tests.
We are not going to travel to take every precaution and prioritize the health of everyone in Munster. Munster Rugby will observe isolation at the hotel. The province will wait for new directives from the health authorities », said the franchise of Simon Zebo, Conor Murray or Peter O’Mahony, in a statement released this Sunday.
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