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Six Nations: French team's Covid outbreak spreads ahead of Scotland tie
Fifth of starting XV now missing after testing positive
France's Antoine Dupont in training

FRANCE’S coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, with centre Arthur Vincent and hooker Julien Marchand the latest to test positive today.

Vincent and Marchand join star scrum-half Antoine Dupont, wing Gabin Villiere and prop Mohamed Haouas in being ruled out of Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.

Despite losing a fifth of the starting XV that toppled Ireland, there is no doubt over the Scots’ visit to Paris after France named a revised 31-man squad for the round-three clash.

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