Harlequins and Leinster will renew their European rivalry on Sunday – five years after the ’Bloodgate’ scandal that rocked rugby.

European rugby bosses are tightening up on player discipline ahead of this season’s Heineken Cup, which was launched at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium today.

ENGLAND’S Rugby Football Union will consider the introduction of rolling substitutions on a trial basis in the Guinness Premiership in a bid to eradicate cheating from the sport.

Former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards tonight claimed the faking of injuries has been widespread in rugby union and “everybody knows that it goes on”.

TOM WILLIAMS has revealed the extent of the pressure he felt under from Harlequins not to make a full disclosure on the events behind the ‘Bloodgate’ scandal.