2000s (decade) organized in France. Bloodgate is the nickname for 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, indeed even as an argument against the professional ethos. The name is a pun on Watergate. The New York Yankees won the first Major League Baseball World Series of the decade in 2000, as well as the last
Rugby union in Mayotte Rugby union in Mayotte Rugby union in Mayotte is a minor but growing sport. The governing body is the French Rugby Federation, which has a regional section called the Ligue Regionale de Rugby de Mayotte. Rugby was introduced to Mayotte by the French who colonised the area. Isolated in rugby terms, Mayotte competes in the Africa Cup. More talented players tend to leave for Metropolitan France. There are also strong links with rugby union in Madagascar, where it is a reasonably popular sport. The most successful club in Mayotte is RC Mamoudzou, which has won every national championship from 2000-2009.