Scarlets have forfeited Saturday's European Champions Cup match against Bristol Bears with 32 players set to come out of COVID quarantine only a day before the game, the Welsh rugby side said on Tuesday.
The team was sent back home amid concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and had urged Champions Cup organisers European Professional Club Rugby to reschedule the game. EPCR said the game has been cancelled and under its regulations, a 28-0 result was declared and five match points were awarded to Bristol.
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