After almost a month of isolation, Fiji will finally leave their French motel, when they head to Scotland for their weekend Autumn Nations Cup clash against Georgia.
The Pacific islanders will make their first outing, after almost the entire squad and management were infected with COVID-19, days before their scheduled opening game last month. Scheduled group matches against France, Italy and Scotland were all subsequently cancelled.
They have since spent their time cloistered in a motel north of St Etienne, first in isolation, before returning to full training at the start of the week.
"It was a great feeling to see the boys out on the field training, having fun throwing the ball around, even if the temperature was minus four degrees," coach Vern Cotter has told The Independent.
Fiji will meet Georgia at Murrayfield in the clash to avoid the competition's wooden spoon.
The match goes ahead, after the Fiji party were given the all clear. At the height of the infectious outbreak, 22 players and seven management staff from the 46-strong party tested positive at the same time.
Kiwi Cotter will have his first match in charge, after being appointed coach at the start of the year.
Reuters
