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 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.