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Cardiff plan to play Champions Cup matches against Toulouse and Harlequins with a shadow squad as most of their players continue to quarantine. A group of 42 players and staff are due to leave South Africa on Thursday after securing a charter flight and quarantine accommodation in England. Six people will stay in Cape Town after returning positive Covid-19 tests. Cardiff are due to host reigning European champions Toulouse at the Arms Park on Saturday 11 December. As the Welsh side will be without 32 players - and 16 members of staff - who will be quarantining for 10 days in England or South Africa, they intend to field a team comprised of academy players, reserves and Wales internationals who did not travel to South Africa. Both Cardiff's scheduled United Rugby Championship matches in South Africa against the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers were postponed but the club says it must still fulfil two Heineken Champions Cup encounters against Toulouse and English champions Harlequins. A 10-day period of quarantine means those self-isolating will be able to play no part in the European fixtures. There are six members of Wales' autumn squad who could be available after they remained in Cardiff while the rest of the squad travelled to South Africa. They are Josh Adams, Willis Halaholo, Tomos Williams, Dillon Lewis, Seb Davies and Ellis Jenkins. "Anyone from this trip will be ineligible to face Toulouse and Quins but we have got a number of internationals back home and we'll do everything in our power to honour these fixtures," said Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young. "The team will be made up of the internationals who haven't come with us and some of our best academy players. I'm confident they will do the jersey proud but we need the Cardiff support to get right behind us. "Gruff Rees will lead the team and he will be assisted by Thomas Rhys Thomas and Richie Rees, who remained in Cardiff to coach those not travelling. "I know they and the boys will want to do it for the boys in quarantine, we will be watching from our rooms and it will be a real boost if we see a packed Arms Park. "They will be supporting the boys, those of us in isolation and the club during what has been the most stressful and challenging period I have experienced as a director of rugby. I am confident those players will do the jersey proud." The travelling party of 42 players and staff on the flight out of Cape Town on Thursday have all returned a negative PCR test prior to travelling to South Africa, two negative lateral flow tests and a further five consecutive PCR tests, all with negative results, in Cape Town. Six individuals have returned positive results and have been transferred to a South African Covid-19 quarantine hotel.

What did you think of the game?

Devalued it but we can't really grumble about that competition considering how many times we have won it over the years

After watching the shite City have provided recently this is a refreshing change lol

4-0 up after 11 minutes

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Draw has been made for the upcoming tournament

The previous case he was up for the first day was just the pre-trial to go through the evidence and decide if it should go to an actual trial Maybe the same thing today?

I am sure @Never to the dark side will be interested in this, but obviously distorted figures because of covid etc, but does show the increase over the years previously

Hopefully the Wigan striker is going to be OK he was rushed to hospital this afternoon after collapsing at training On the incident, Wigan Athletic Chief Executive, Mal Brannigan, said: "First and foremost, the absolute priority for everyone associated with Wigan Athletic is Charlie’s health and wellbeing and providing support to him and his family. “As a Club, we would like to place on record our sincere appreciation to all of the staff within the NHS who, within what we know are challenging times, were excellent in their response and subsequent care for Charlie, working together with our medical team. “Clearly this news will cause alarm, though we would politely request that the privacy of Charlie and his family is respected. "At the appropriate time, we will look to provide further updates to our supporters.”

Great to see but would assume behind season tickets it is a clubs second highest source of income Probably goes to show how being in the Prem gives you so much extra money

Trains for after Stoke going South with additional train that has limited stops

So the pub is still ok to visit? That is my usual first stop on when getting off the train at Bedminster

Thank you, I will admit to not reading that

I believe one of the admin team can look for you Yes, mine has changed too

Only two things I would raise, they only 'scanned' by arms and upper body - all body or nothing in my eyes The club should have made us more aware of the checks being implemented as it created bottle necks getting into the ground at kick off

Agree they were too bright, am dreading what they are going to be like on a night game

You did not say when?

Or a Christmas movie

Totally agree, by all accounts on the tour card she is much more relaxed all around

Only just caught up with the Fallon match, much respect to her The only negative is that she seems to struggle with the walk on and crowd cheering which seems to mean she starts slowly, once she gets used to playing on the bigger stages more often she will grow even more

This promotion has created a storm over at Watford, can you imagine being encouraged to do this...

Was my assumption