Scotland women vs France women postponed after Scottish player tests positive for coronavirus

Friday, 06 March 2020 at 22:42

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bySteven Smith

Saturday's Women's Six Nations match between Scotland and France has been postponed after a Scottish player contracted coronavirus.

Scottish Rugby has confirmed that one member of the squad has been admitted to a health care facility after testing positive for the virus but is "otherwise well".

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POSTPONED | Scotland Women v France Women. Six Nations have postponed tomorrow's (Saturday 7 March) Scotland v France Six Nations women’s match at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow. scottishrugby.org/news/scotland-…

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"This decision has been taken together with Scottish Rugby, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and Six Nations," read a Scottish Rugby statement.

"The Six Nations CEO has been in constant contact with Scottish Rugby and is in full support of this decision. The Scottish Government has also been briefed."

Seven other members of the women's squad including management are also self-isolating on medical advice.

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Scottish Rugby will discuss with Six Nations rescheduled dates for the matches. The tickets for the women’s Scotstoun match will remain valid.

Scottish Rugby will provide a further update in due course. No further statement will be made tonight.

LIST | A look at the day jobs of Women's Six Nations stars

Behind the glitz and glamour of the Women's Six Nations, many world-class players must work around the clock to fund their rugby dream.

1. Elinor Snowsill (Wales) - Healthy food company

The Wales international fly-half set up healthy food company Onest Food in 2014, continuing in her rugby career while running the business.

Snowsill started Onest by operating food vans outside gyms, but expanded to delivery following a conversation with a friend who was looking for a healthy eating plan and wanted the food delivered.

She specifically sought out those business models in order to ensure that she did not have to work on weekends so as to leave time to play rugby.Her signature dish uses an omelette style egg as a wrap.

2. Chloe Rollie (Scotland) - Dump truck driver

Before turning professional, she worked as a labourer and a dump truck driver for an excavation company. In her teens, she also played football for Hearts.

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3. Claire Molloy (Ireland) - Doctor

The Ireland back-rower is qualified as a doctor. She studied medicine at Cardiff University, where her classmates included Jamie Roberts. She now works as an A&E doctor in Abergavenny.

4. Vickii Cornborough (England) - IT Business Development Manager

Cornborough has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Reading and she is an IT Business Development Manager at Cloud Direct.

5. Sene Naoupu (Ireland) - Lifestyle coach

The centre/fly-half is a lifestyle coach and fitness trainer and operates her own business, Senshaper. In 2016, Naoupu was listed by as one of the thirty most influential women in Ireland

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6. Alecs Donovan (Wales) - Yoga business

The Wales star is a co-founder of The Yoga Hub, which was created to be a central place within Cardiff to offer a high standard of yoga and mobility to all levels and abilities.

7. Shaunagh Brown (England) - Firefighter

Brown represented England in the hammer throw event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and has also worked as a gas engineer, firefighter, and commercial diver.

8. Claire McLaughlin (Ireland) - Doctor

After studying medicine, she spent her foundation year as a junior doctor at Mater Infirmorum Hospital, Belfast. At the hospital, her work colleagues gave her the nickname of "McSwaplin", since she often swapped shifts at the hospital to accommodate her rugby schedule.