Six Prem rugby aces and four staff found to have Covid-19
And four members of backroom staff have also been found to have the deadly disease.Ten people tested positive amid the first batch of tests for Covid-19 in Engkand's rugby union top-flight clubsAs a result, all 10 will have to self-isolate as part of rugby's return to training.
But rugby bosses are refusing to identify which of their 12 top-flight clubs have returned positive tests from the initial round of 804 tests. A league statement said: "Premiership Rugby can today confirm that on Monday 6 July, 804 players and club staff were tested as part of the PCR COVID-19 screening programme.
"Of these, ten people have tested positive. Of those ten, six were players and four non-playing staff. "Players or club staff who have tested positive and their close contacts will now isolate and be assessed in line with the PHE-agreed guidelines.
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