France wing Vincent Clerc has raised concerns about the state of the Stade de France pitch due to the country's icy weather conditions.
Clerc believes Saturday's Six Nations clash between les Bleus and Ireland could be rendered unplayable and the pitch dangerous as temperatures are expected to fall below zero when the match kicks off in Paris on Saturday night.
"If it's minus 7 (degrees Celsius) on Saturday, there is reason for concern over the frozen pitch," Clerc told Reuters.
"It was already frozen when we played Italy (last Saturday). The parts near the touchline were frozen," he added.
The French federation confirmed that hot-air blowers and covers will be used to keep the pitch temperature at around 3 degrees Celsius.
Clerc believes Saturday's Six Nations clash between les Bleus and Ireland could be rendered unplayable and the pitch dangerous as temperatures are expected to fall below zero when the match kicks off in Paris on Saturday night.
"If it's minus 7 (degrees Celsius) on Saturday, there is reason for concern over the frozen pitch," Clerc told Reuters.
"It was already frozen when we played Italy (last Saturday). The parts near the touchline were frozen," he added.
The French federation confirmed that hot-air blowers and covers will be used to keep the pitch temperature at around 3 degrees Celsius.
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