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
Shelford Rugby Club Shelford Rugby Club Shelford Rugby Club is an English rugby union football club based in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire. The club are currently played in London & South East Premier - the fifth tier of the English rugby union league system. They have reached as high a level as the fourth tier (National League 2 South), playing in this division between 2009 and 2015 when they were eventually relegated, having finished in 15th place. Shelford run five senior sides, a ladies team and twelve junior teams. Shelford Rugby Club was formed in 1933 following the formation of a rugby section of