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Rugby’s Biggest Scandals: Desire to win can end in tears

Paul Rees on what connects bloodgate, a collapsed scrum, a backhander and the dives of Le Garrec and Haden

Racing 92 are used to being involved in knock-out matches and jockeying for position at the top of the Top 14, but this season they find themselves in a relegation scrap.
Which may explain why their France scrum-half, Nolann le Garrec, last weekend tried to cheat a penalty and a card, out of the referee towards the end of the match at fellow strugglers Perpignan.
Victory would have taken Racing 10 points clear of the drop zone with five rounds of the regular season to go but they were...

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