Former Harlequins director of rugby and ‘Bloodgate’ scandal Dean Richards told the RFU that England’s 2003 World Cup winners cheated in a report.
He claims that his Harlequins side were not the only team using fake injuries to win games and that the World Cup winners were doing so too.
The document, which was uncovered by a documentary on talkSPORT revealed what Richards had said.
“The use of fake blood, cutting players, re-opening wounds, feigning injury in the front row, jabbing players with anaesthetic all occur regularly throughout the game,” he said.
When asked about giving examples by former RFU head of discipline Jeff Blackett he accused the English team.
“RWC 2003. England used faked blood,” he said.
Richards, who was banned from rugby for three years in 2009 for his part in the scandal in which players used fake blood to be taken off as blood substitutions has been shut down by 2003 coach Clive Woodward.
“This is simply not true. I am not sure why Dean raised this. I have never been involved in anything like this. It is ridiculous,” he said.
He also said that the claim was “absolute nonsense”.
It appears as though the RFU have nothing to worry about this time around as it seems like Richards is trying to stir the pot once more in the rugby world.
