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
Verwood Rugby Club Verwood Rugby Club Verwood Rugby Club is a rugby union football club based in Verwood, Dorset, England. Verwood rugby club play their home matches at Potterne Park, Potterne Way, Verwood, which is on the southern edge of the town between Verwood and Three Legged Cross. Founded in 1994, Verwood Rugby Union Football Club (Verwood RUFC) is a relatively young club when compared to most other clubs in the English Rugby Football Union. The club was initially formed by Mike Cockram, Phil Emery, Ken Banks, & his son Simon Banks, who were instrumental in transforming the club from a social club,