Writing in the The Telegraph, former England international Brian Moore queries the ERC’s handling of ‘Bloodgate’.
"I am a former captain of Harlequins. I am also a friend of Dean Richards. He lied and cheated, his punishment was harsh but deserved. Quins were rightly punished and had they been banned from this season's Heineken Cup they could not have complained.
“I make the above statement because I have had an agenda over the 'Bloodgate' affair – I want justice to be done properly, all the facts and actions of all the parties to be known and all outstanding questions to be answered.
“However, in assisting Blackett's inquiry it is interesting that ERC stated after their last meeting that they had authorised only relevant evidence to be passed, when appropriate, to Blackett. Given ERC's refusal to answer serious questions about its part in this affair and the way its disciplinary panel allowed judgments to be released on different dates and to contain selective and damaging material, I and many others had doubts about this being done properly.”
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