French clubs to learn European fate on Saturday after crunch talks
Updated: January 8 2021, 7.06pm
The Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup could be called into question by talks in France (Nick Potts/PA)
The outcome of a meeting over French clubs’ participation in this season’s European competitions is due to be announced on Saturday – with a potential knock-on effect on the Six Nations.
Concerns over the new strain of coronavirus prompted the Ministries of Interior, Health and Sport to hold talks with EPCR, who run the Heineken Champions and Challenge Cups, and LNR, the representative body for the Top 14.