{"id":788,"date":"2020-11-06T00:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T00:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/?p=788"},"modified":"2020-11-06T11:08:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T11:08:25","slug":"leicester-tigers-test-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/2020\/11\/06\/leicester-tigers-test-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester Tigers test positive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leicester Tigers have shut down training after multiple positive coronavirus tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players will now continue training individually at home in preparation for their first game of the season against Gloucester in two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A club statement said: \u201cHealth, wellbeing and safety are paramount and all players and staff are being monitored by Tigers medical staff, in addition to their families being offered support where necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tigers-maul.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-795\" width=\"575\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tigers-maul.png 451w, https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Tigers-maul-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption>Leicester training at Oval Park last season. Credit: Leicester Tigers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Support staff, players and coaching staff are among those who tested positive, and many more are now in precautionary self-isolation despite testing negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not yet know which players have tested positive but hopefully they will be given the all clear to play their first game of the Gallagher Premiership season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not a great start to the Tigers 2020\/21 season, and after finishing second-last in the previous season, they will need all the help they can get to turn around last year\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks another rugby team impacted by COVID restrictions. Last month\u2019s England-Barbarians game was called off as members of the Barbarians team were seen breaching their \u2018COVID-bubble\u2019 in a pub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"360\" height=\"414\" src=\"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Barbarians-drinking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Barbarians-drinking.jpg 360w, https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Barbarians-drinking-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><figcaption>Footage of the Barbabrian&#8217;s players breaching COVID guidelines.  Credit: The Sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident cost the RFU more than \u00a31 million in revenue as the tickets and streaming rights to the right had to be refunded. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester Tigers have shut down training after multiple positive coronavirus tests. Players will now continue training individually at home in preparation for their first game of the season against Gloucester in two weeks. 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