Bloodgate her cutting of Williams's lip to hide his use of the blood capsule.. On 2 September 2009, it was reported that Harlequins had escaped being thrown out of the Heineken Cup following the scandal when the board of organisers European Rugby Cup (ERC) said it approved of the bans and fines already handed out. The affair was dubbed by many in the media "Bloodgate". Leinster won the game 6–5, going on to win the Heineken Cup for the first time. Mark Evans, chief executive of Harlequin FC has said: Richards resigned from his post at Harlequins over an incident in
Rugby union in the Federated States of Micronesia geographic future of Micronesia depends on the height of the ocean. Most land is no more than two metres above high water of ordinary tides. There is also a lack of land for specifically designated rugby pitches. Micronesian rugby is mainly centred on Pohnpei. In 1995, Guam Rugby Club undertook tours to Saipan (in the Northern Marianas), Palau, Pohnpei and continental Asia. Rugby Sevens has been a sport in the South Pacific Games since the late 1990s. In 2009, the islands were visited by the president of the Japan Rugby Association, Yoshiro Mori. Rugby union in the Federated States of