Harlequins

[Donnie]

Anglo-Saxon friends,

Could you explain me please why the Harlequins are allowed to play the H
CUP this year? I was quiet certain they were fined and dismissed from
european competitions...

D.

[didgerman]

I think that was threatened but never carried through.
Richards left and Williams was banned, briefly. There was a hefty fine
as well, which probably helped.....

[johnmhill]

I dunno, ask the Irish who made up the panel

JH

[Pure Salt]

"Donnie" <bla...@bla.com> a �crit dans le message de
news:4b28970c$0$922$ba4a...@news.orange.fr...

They were fined but not banned, The ERC shot themselves in the foot for any
ban; by leaving it so late to decide the punishment, too many travel
arrangements had already been made for this season and innocents (i.e.
supporters) would have been out of pocket.

[Donnie]

Pure Salt a �crit :

> They were fined but not banned, The ERC shot themselves in the foot for
> any ban; by leaving it so late to decide the punishment, too many travel
> arrangements had already been made for this season and innocents (i.e.
> supporters) would have been out of pocket.

In other words, it's la belle vie for the Quins...

D.

[johnmhill]

On Dec 17, 8:06 am, Donnie <bla...@bla.com> wrote:
> Pure Salt a écrit :

Not really, some of the punishment was pretty draconian.

JH

[didgerman]

It always is, check their postal address, now look at the RFU's.....

[simon s-b]

On match days - where is the overspill car park? Scratchy scratchy.....

[simon s-b]

I am afraid to say they were not D, and that's something I was
disgusted about. The club competes in the competition, not Richards.
They should have been banned, and if fans were out of pocket they
should have made that up. The 250,000 fine would have hurt more
without HC ticket sales as well.

[Donnie]

simon s-b a �crit :

> I am afraid to say they were not D, and that's something I was
> disgusted about. The club competes in the competition, not Richards.
> They should have been banned, and if fans were out of pocket they
> should have made that up. The 250,000 fine would have hurt more
> without HC ticket sales as well.

S, that's what I thought too: a one-year long ban was the least we could
expect from such a cheat.

Now we face the possibility to have Quins winners of the 2010 edition...
La belle vie, really.

D.

[Road_Hog]

"Donnie" <bla...@bla.com> wrote in message
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Donnie, Donnie, Donnie, whilst I am no supporter of the Quins, I think
winners (possibility) of the 2009/10 HEC is stretching it a bit. Have you
not looked at the tables for the HEC? Check number 5 and see exactly where
the Quins are, they're going no where.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/tables/4776687.stm

[Donnie]

Road_Hog a �crit :

> Donnie, Donnie, Donnie, whilst I am no supporter of the Quins, I think
> winners (possibility) of the 2009/10 HEC is stretching it a bit. Have you
> not looked at the tables for the HEC? Check number 5 and see exactly where
> the Quins are, they're going no where.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/tables/4776687.stm

Indeed, dear, indeed... Thanks for the reminder.

D.

[Feynman's smarter brother]

On Dec 17, 1:06 pm, Donnie <bla...@bla.com> wrote:
> simon s-b a écrit :

As a London Irish supporter I have no real love for the Harlequins
club but to be honest there is more than just the club involved. If
Quins had been kicked out of the HC it would have cost them
significant revenue and put the club at risk of closure.

The punishment has to be proportionate and if it had been too extreme
and forced the club into closure, not only does the club suffer but so
to do many loyal supporters who had no hand in the offense.
--
Andy