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
2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (rugby union) 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (rugby union) The 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I competition was a Hungarian domestic rugby club competition operated by the Magyar Rögbi Szövetség (MRgSz). It began on September 5, 2009 with a match between Esztergomi Vitézek and their second team at the Ferences sporttelep in Esztergom, and continued through to the final at Széktói Stadion on June 19, 2010. Defending champions Battai Bulldogok beat hosts Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club 16-24 to retain their title. Matches were played over twelve rounds. From the official MRgSz site. Within each weekend, matches are to be listed in the following order: