Cheating in Rugby

Permalink Reply by Daniel Hepden on September 24, 2009 at 7:49am: I think that any severe cheating such as bloodgate should be punished with a long ban for everyone involved, and a large fine. Cheating is meant for football!!!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paula J Smith on October 12, 2009 at 2:24am: Totally agree! This is absolutely ridiculous but does raise a couple of questions for me, is this what professionalism has done to the game?

Yes, this seems to be a one off incident, but bloodgate is an example of a coach so focussed on winning at all costs - consider the money involved if they win; sponsorship deals, season tickets, increased attendance etc, that all common sense deserted him.

I do not want to see situations like this again, rugby has always had a pretty good record compared with other sports - but across the board people are making stupid decisions, and for me, a lot of that is because of the money, and subsequent pressure involved.; ▶ Reply to This