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Scotland's Test with Romania off after virus cases

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Scottish rugby chiefs announced on Thursday that next week's international against Romania has been called off, with all Scotland players and staff isolating following several positive coronavirus tests.

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) said in a statement the July 10 match in Bucharest had been cancelled but it was still planning to field a team against Georgia in Tbilisi the following week.

But it added: "The current situation remains fluid and that match is subject to review and further testing.

"As the non-positive players and staff leave isolation in the coming week, they will be subject to further medical assessment and testing prior to returning to a graduated training regime."

SRU chief executive Mark Dodson said: "Player welfare is paramount in every decision that we make as an organisation, and unfortunately we've run out of time to allow our players to recover and train properly for the Romania fixture."

Scotland interim head coach Mike Blair said: "As a camp -- of both management and players -- we're obviously massively disappointed that we'll be unable to travel and face Romania next weekend.

"However, it is 100 percent the correct decision, taking into account the health and wellbeing of this group."

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