How Williams blew the whistle on Bloodgate 'cover-up'
Quins tried to buy player's silence with huge 'compensation' offer according to shocking affidavit from appeal hearing. Read Chris Hewett's thoughts in the Independent.
"Harlequins, the club at the centre of the unprecedented "Bloodgate" scandal that has cost them the services of Dean Richards as their director of rugby as well as fines and expenses running to well over £500,000, were thrown into fresh turmoil last night after the full grisly details of the fake injury incident and subsequent cover-up were published by disciplinary officials. Even if the Rugby Football Union does not revisit this week's decision not to take further action against the Londoners – and the chances are that it will – the new revelations will wreck whatever is left of Quins' reputation and send them into freefall just 10 days before the start of the new Premiership season.
"To make matters worse, there is now considerable doubt as to whether Ian McGeechan, who coached the Lions during the summer and recently emerged as favourite to replace Richards, will wish to have his name associated with a sporting organisation in the throes of the biggest crisis in its 143-year history. It is thought McGeechan was prepared to consider a move to the Stoop provided there was no fresh controversy. Controversy is now the only show in town."
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