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
The Rugby Club The Rugby Club The Rugby Club (rebranded as The Rugby Club Sydney) is a rugby union-themed Australian licenced club and restaurant filled with sports memorabilia. Located in Rugby Place on Pitt Street, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, it was formed in 1945. Professional rugby union players frequent the restaurant when touring in Australia, a rite of passage in the rugby community. The Rugby Club was formed in 1945 and was originally the Headquarters of the New South Wales Rugby Union and later the Australian Rugby Union and was where Wallabies touring teams were presented their jerseys. It was also