Premiership Rugby is prepared to relax its rules to allow Scotland players to feature in a rearranged Six Nations match against France.
The game in Paris was scheduled for last Sunday but was postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak in the France camp.
The most likely date is now 26 March – outside the international window.
Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray of Exeter, Gloucester’s Chris Harris and Sean Maitland of Saracens are among Scotland’s key England-based players.
Sale’s Ewan Ashman, Bath pair Josh Bayliss and Jamie Bhatti, Worcester’s Cornell du Preez, Harlequins duo James Lang and Scott Steele and another Saracens back, Duncan Taylor, have also been involved in Gregor Townsend’s squad this season.
Fly-half Finn Russell plays his club rugby in France with Racing 92.
France head coach Fabien Galthie was backed by his federation after leaving the squad’s bubble on the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
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