There are many forms of cheating in all sports. The punishment on this occasion seems excessive. Even drugs cheats generally get banned for a year less than Dean Richards, and players guilty of actions that could end an opponent's career much less still.

Oh....don't get me wrong. I would ban drugs cheats for life and incidents such as eye gouging I would issue 3yr manditory bans if found guilty.

The fact is Richards sent the player on with a blood capsule in his sock. Richards made the decision to use it. Richards therefore made a premeditated attempt to cheat to win a game and I think given the option of a 3yr ban for the coach or the £1,500,000 hit on expulsion from the HK.....Mr Evans made the decision for Richards and made it harder for the club to be kicked out of the comp.

Oh dear. Cocaine, fake blood, eye gouging....rugby union's the gentleman's sport you know. PMSL

Still, that's enough about the St Austell ladies bowls team.

You say that but you've not been on the receiving end. They're one tough bunch of old crones and no mistake...

I am moving to St Austell now!!!!!!

As for cheating! sadly its creaping in to all sports including our own! not as blatant as the blood thing
But was it Benji in the world cup with the dive!! even admitted it, said his family even gave him stick over it.

Ok its a pro sport i know but when games are on TV i think a bit of honesty from some of the players would not go amiss (ok i know it will never happen)
But
Stevo and eddie talk about it a lot with players giving themselves away
Am sorry but if you blatantly knock on when grounding a ball, its going to get seen by the vid ref, just say so

One of the reasons for going to 12 subs from the previous number + blood bins was due to similar incidents in leaguue-RU will follow suit rest assured

The press have turned their fire on Mark Evans in the past 48 hours. If he ends up going we might just care given he seems to be the most pro RL man at Quins...........

Exactly, Halfdan.

We really don't need anything rocking the boat at the moment.

Better the devils you know and all that.

BTW, ME was at the Bradford game the other week.

Chrst!!!!!!!!...for a moment there I thought you had stole my diary...

No, I still wouldn't care.

Any chance we can blame our recent slump in form on this scandal?

Dean Richards ban is now worldwide.