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
2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (rugby union) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (rugby union) The 2009–10 Nemzeti Bajnokság I competition was a Hungarian domestic rugby club competition operated by the Magyar Rögbi Szövetség (MRgSz). It began on September 5, 2009 with a match between Esztergomi Vitézek and their second team at the Ferences sporttelep in Esztergom, and continued through to the final at Széktói Stadion on June 19, 2010. Defending champions Battai Bulldogok beat hosts Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club 16-24 to retain their