Bloodgate Bloodgate The Bloodgate Scandal was a rugby union scandal involving the English team Harlequins in their Heineken Cup match against the Irish side Leinster on 12 April 2009. It was so called because of the use of fake blood capsules, and has been seen by some as one of the biggest scandals in rugby since professionalisation in the mid-1990s. During the quarter final of the 2009 Heineken Cup against Leinster, Harlequins wing Tom Williams came off the field with what turned out to be a faked blood injury in order to facilitate a tactical substitution for Nick Evans to re-enter
Glenfield Rugby Union and Sports Club Inc Glenfield Rugby Union and Sports Club Inc Glenfield Rugby Union and Sports Club Inc. was formed in the late 1960s. Four men and their families, some affiliated with Northcote Rugby, met with the then secretary of the Auckland Rugby Union, Link Warren. With the support of the Auckland Rugby Union, a new club (under the umbrella of Northcote Rugby Union headed by Snow White) was formed known as the Glenfield Rugby Football Club (now known as Glenfield Rugby Union and Sports Club Inc.). The original club was located on Archers Road, currently home to the Glenfield Rovers soccer club. Two