Sexton: rugby has not been badly tarnished by Bloodgate

RUGBY players should not feel under any extra pressure to prove what a spectacle their sport is despite the negative publicity surrounding the Harlequins Bloodgate scandal.

That’s the view of Leinster out-half Jonathan Sexton, despite the fact that Tom Williams’ faked blood injury could have cost the Irish province a place in the Heineken Cup final which they subsequently won courtesy of Sexton’s nerveless kicking.

The fallout from the incident continues, but Sexton does not reckon that rugby has to prove its honesty.