Bloodgate Bloodgate The Bloodgate Scandal was a rugby union scandal involving the English team Harlequins in their Heineken Cup match against the Irish side Leinster on 12 April 2009. It was so called because of the use of fake blood capsules, and has been seen by some as one of the biggest scandals in rugby since professionalisation in the mid-1990s. During the quarter final of the 2009 Heineken Cup against Leinster, Harlequins wing Tom Williams came off the field with what turned out to be a faked blood injury in order to facilitate a tactical substitution for Nick Evans to re-enter
University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club Senior Team University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club University of Tasmania Rugby Union Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1933, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club was a founding member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union. The club's home ground is at the University of Tasmania on Sandy Bay Road in Sandy Bay, Tasmania. Known as "The Red Men", the club colours are red and white. The club currently fields a team in Men's First and Reserve Division