The French government has officially requested the postponement of Champions Cup fixtures on French and British soil until at least early February.
The French Ministry of Sports wrote to the National Rugby League, the organisation that looks after the Top 14, with its request.
Deputy Minister Roxana Maracineanu is also expected to meet with Paul Goze, the president of the LNR, on the issue.
Following from that it is expected that EPCR chiefs will postpone the upcoming two rounds of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool games until April.
According to reports in France, a meeting between Six Nations chiefs and the French government is scheduled for tomorrow morning to discuss the issues around the championship going ahead as planned.
