1. Dandies to Dark Arts

1. Dandies to Dark Arts

Published on Mar 15
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Sport's Strangest Crimes
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<p>Ross Kemp visits the Clapham joke shop at the origin of the Bloodgate cheating scandal that brought rugby union to its knees.</p><p>We learn how the advent of professionalism in the 1990s brought a new win-at-all-costs mentality to the sport.</p><p>And Harlequins players Tom Williams, Ugo Monye and Nick Easter explain how new coach Dean Richards transformed the club from entertaining also-rans into ruthless winners who began to push the rules to their limits and beyond.</p><p>Could a loophole in the laws around blood injuries boost their chances of European silverware?</p><p>Narrator: Ross Kemp Reporter/Interviewer: Chris Jones Writer/Producer: Sam Sheringham Story editor: Tom Fuller Sound design/production: Jesse Howard Digital Producers: Sam Huxley and Stephen Trenchard Assistant producers: Metin Yilmaz, Jack Wood, Mujtaba Ali and Victoria Turner BBC 5 Live Sport podcast editor: Matt Smith Commissioner: Stevie Middleton</p>