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Relegated Agen's visit to Toulon in the Top 14 this weekend has been postponed after the hosts registered a new case of Covid-19 in their squad, the French national league (LNR) announced on Friday. Toulon last played on March 27 after their players contracted the illness which caused last weekend's match at Montpellier be moved. They were disqualified from the Champions Cup at the last 16 stage for the same reason. The Agen fixture, scheduled for Saturday, will now be played on May 1. Elsewhere the LNR confirmed Montpellier's trip to Bordeaux-Begles on Sunday will go ahead after the home side recorded no new cases of the virus. Last weekend's match at Agen was postponed after they registered numerous cases of the virus. Bordeaux-Begles will head to Toulouse next weekend in their first ever Champions Cup semi-final Two other French top-flight games, Bayonne v Castres and Brive v La Rochelle set for this weekend, have also fallen victim to Covid-19. Three fixtures from last weekend were also postponed for the same reason. sdu/clv/iwd
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2021-04-23

