The news that Harlequins and Tom Williams have been found guilty by ERC of faking a blood injury in this year's Heineken Cup semi-final against Leinster raises more questions than it answers:
- What exactly was the evidence? There's been talk of a fake blood capsule hidden in a sock but what evidence did they have...hopefully more than just a wink to the bench?
- Are we honestly expected to believe that Williams, on his own initiative, smuggled a blood capsule into the game and that he was a "lone gunman"? ERC fined Harlequins a substantial sum but exonerated Dean Richards and the Quins medical team. On what evidence?
- If the ERC found that Harlequins were culpable, why is it that Williams was banned and yet Quins may play in Europe again next season?
- Is the going rate for suspensions now as follows:
- sticking your fingers into someone's eye socket with the possibility of causing blindness: 8 weeks
- taking an illegal Class A drug: 8 months
- pretending to be hurt: 1 year?
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