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Extra man: England had 16 on the pitch during their pool game with Samoa at RWC 2003
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LEAKED documents of Dean Richards defence of ‘Bloodgate’ have exposed something that is likely never to be confirmed.
Dean’s comment that he was told by one of the squad that the England team used blood substitutes illegally during the 2003 World Cup campaign, is a claim that has already been denied by the team coach at the time Clive Woodward, who insists they won all their games and never cheated.
However, Clive’s claim that they never cheated i...