'Bloodgate' doctor 'did not act in player's best interests', says panel

The matchday doctor at the centre of the 'Bloodgate' saga did not act in the best interests of the rugby player she cut to cover up a bogus injury, a disciplinary panel said today.

Dr Wendy Chapman previously said she was "ashamed" that she gave into pressure from Harlequins winger Tom Williams, who wanted to conceal that, minutes earlier, he had bitten into a fake-blood capsule.