The Wasps have been given the green light to take their place in Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership final against Exeter
Seven Wasps players and four backstage staff were diagnosed with coronavirus, before further testing was undertaken on Tuesday
Premiership Rugby said in a statement: ‘Premiership Rugby can confirm that Wasps have been given the green light to take their rightful place in the Gallagher Premiership rugby final on Saturday against the Exeter Chiefs
« Everyone at Premiership Rugby is delighted to confirm Wasps’ place in the final after the last round of testing as part of our PCR Covid-19 screening program »
Premiership Rugby can confirm Wasps have been given the green light to take their rightful place in Gallagher Premiership Rugby final against Exeter Chiefs Everyone at Premiership Rugby is delighted to confirm Wasps’ place after the final round of COVID-19 PCR tests
Bristol, who finished third in the Premiership and was crushed 47-24 by opponents in the Wasps play-offs 11 days ago, was on standby to face European champion Exeter
But Premiership Rugby has confirmed Wasps’ presence at Twickenham in what will be a repeat of the 2017 final
The Wasps have been transformed under head coach Lee Blackett since taking over earlier this year, winning 12 of their last 13 games and climbing the Premiership standings to finish second behind Exeter
A test from one of the club’s coaches, who tested negative on Saturday, was damaged in transit, and Wasps said that person would work socially remotely until his result was confirmed. p>
In a statement Stephen Vaughan, Managing Director of Wasps, said: “I would like to sincerely thank Premiership Rugby, RFU, Public Health England and Public Health Warwickshire for their clarity and assistance throughout this process
« As a club we are delighted that we can now take our rightful place in the Premiership Rugby final on Saturday
« To all our fans and supporters, thank you for your many messages of support. This final is for you! »
Deserved finalists and we wish you the best of luck for the Go well final! 🏆 photoTwittercom / Co4D0o5CWy
In a tweet, Bristol said: « We thought we could have been inside but now we are out Congratulations to @WaspsRugby and @ExeterChiefs Deserved Finalists and we wish you the best of luck for the final Go well! «
Bristol won the European Challenge Cup last week and its rugby manager Pat Lam said on Monday: “We absolutely believe Wasps and Exeter should be in this final They really deserve it
« Lee did an incredible job, and it’s fantastic for the Premiership to see what Exeter did on Saturday by winning the Champions Cup »
Exeter rugby manager Rob Baxter revealed that Chiefs players and staff also reported impeccable health after this week’s tests
« It was great to have a message from Lee this morning to say their testing went well Now we can get on with it
« Wasps are a formal team They have a lot of good players and threats We also like the way we play »
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