Tom Williams (rugby player, born 1983) member of the “200 Club” having represented Harlequins for over 200 1st games. During the 2008–09 Heineken Cup quarter final against Leinster, Williams was told to fake a blood injury by Dean Richards to allow a tactical substitition to reintroduce Nick Evans leading to the bloodgate scandal. This resulted in a 12-month ban for Williams, (reduced to four months on appeal), a three-year ban for former director of rugby Dean Richards as well as a two-year ban for physiotherapist Steph Brennan from the ERC with a £260,000 fine for the club. Tom remains the only one to apologise for this
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.