Covid outbreak sees Leicester Tigers' Boxing Day trip to Newcastle called off

Tigers have too many players self-isolating to fulfil fixtureBath say they will be able to play game against London IrishLeicester’s Boxing Day match at Newcastle has been cancelled due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Tigers squad amid concerns the Premiership’s festive fixture list could be further impacted before the weekend.Premiership Rugby announced on Tuesday night that a small outbreak in the Leicester squad has led to a large number of players having to self-isolate with league officials taking the decision to call the match off. A PRL panel will determine the match result with no sp…