Moment in Time: A miss Evans sent as Leinster turn the corner on European odyssey

It's a game that will always be remembered as 'Bloodgate' but the controversy tends to overshadow a Nick Evans drop goal that could have rewritten rugby history and a 2009 Heineken Cup quarter-final that had so many more layers to it. Brendan O'Brien takes a look back
Moment in Time: A miss Evans sent as Leinster turn the corner on European odyssey

It's a game that will always be remembered as 'Bloodgate' but the controversy tends to overshadow a Nick Evans drop goal that could have rewritten rugby history and a 2009 Heineken Cup quarter-final that had so many more layers to it. Brendan O'Brien takes a look back

HOLD ON A SEC: Harlequins’ Nick Evans is brought back onto the field to replace Tom Williams as referee Nigel Owens talks to Harlequins coach Dean Richards (R) and Leinster officials during the 2009 Heineken Cup quarter-final clash at the Stoop . 	Picture: David Rogers
HOLD ON A SEC: Harlequins’ Nick Evans is brought back onto the field to replace Tom Williams as referee Nigel Owens talks to Harlequins coach Dean Richards (R) and Leinster officials during the 2009 Heineken Cup quarter-final clash at the Stoop . Picture: David Rogers

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