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
Launceston Rugby Union Football Club Club and the Riverview Rugby Club. Premierships Senior Team "Under 14" "Women's Sevens" Spring Premiers 2016 Launceston Rugby Union Football Club Launceston Rugby Union Football Club is a Rugby Union club in Tasmania. Established in 1999, the club is a member of the Tasmanian Rugby Union and Tasmanian Rugby Union Juniors, affiliated with the Australian Rugby Union and plays in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The club's home ground is at Royal Park in the Launceston, Tasmania. Known as "the Tigers" or "the Bumble Bees", the club colours are blue and yellow. The club currently fields teams in Men's First Division