The story of one rugby's most notorious matches, told by those who were there.A European Cup quarter-final between Harlequins and Leinster was always going to be big - but nobody knew how big.Players from both sides including Ugo Monye and Brian O’Driscoll, commentators, coaches and referee Nigel Owens recall how events unfolded before, during and after the moment that Tom Williams staggered from the field with fake blood dripping from his mouth.The Leinster officials see through the plot straight away - but can they expose the wrongdoing?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
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1. Dandies to Dark Arts
Ross Kemp visits the Clapham joke shop at the origin of the Bloodgate cheating scandal that brought rugby union to its knees.We learn how the advent of professionalism in the 1990s brought a new win-at-all-costs mentality to the sport.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.Could a loophole in the laws around blood injuries boost their chances of European silverware?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
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Introducing…Bloodgate
Rugby union was rocked to its core by an episode that involved deception, cover-ups, recriminations and life-changing consequences for those involved. Hosted by actor and award-winning documentary maker Ross Kemp, with reporting by BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones, this series uncovers new details and untold stories about the infamous ‘Bloodgate’ scandal.Kemp takes listeners on an intense journey into how a simple blood capsule triggered a series of events that shook the sport. At the heart of this story is Tom Williams, the young Harlequins player who found himself caught up in a scheme to cheat during a critical match.
He opens up about his role in the cover-ups and the decision to blow the whistle on the whole operation, revealing the conspiracies, secret deals, and the aftermath. The podcast not only features interviews with rugby icons like Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan, Ugo Monye, Nick Easter and referee Nigel Owens, who were on the pitch on that fateful day, but also esteemed journalists and investigators, who reveal how they exposed the plot and covered the messy consequences.
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8: Sting in the Tale
On the other side of the world, a bugged goalpost brings tales of the match-fixing king. Having completed his confession, Moses faces up to Troy Deeney's judgement of his incredible story.Warning this podcast contains language some might find offensive.Presented by: Moses Swaibu with Troy Deeney
Producers: Stephen Hollywood, Jack Kibble-White and Marion MacNeil
Associate Producer: Moses Swaibu
Music: Julian Corrie.
Sound Design: Julian Corrie and David Martin
Researcher: Jack Herrall.
Additional scripting: Martin Conaghan
Additional development: Kate Bissell
Story Consultant: Graham Russell
Commissioning Executive: Stevie Middleton
Executive Producer: Tom Connor.A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live.
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7: Dragged Back in
Voices from the past bring new opportunities. But is Moses in or is he out? A fatal miscalculation turns Moses’ life upside down and results in a devastating showdown.Warning this podcast contains language some might find offensive.Presented by: Moses Swaibu with Troy Deeney
Producers: Stephen Hollywood, Jack Kibble-White and Marion MacNeil
Associate Producer: Moses Swaibu
Music: Julian Corrie.
Sound Design: Julian Corrie and David Martin
Researcher: Jack Herrall.
Additional scripting: Martin Conaghan
Additional development: Kate Bissell
Story Consultant: Graham Russell
Commissioning Executive: Stevie Middleton
Executive Producer: Tom Connor.A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live
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