Bloodgate on minds as Harlequins welcome back Leinster for first time | Michael Aylwin

In 2009 one of the most notorious scandals in rugby brought shame on Quins, cost people their jobs and forced changes in the rulesIt’s Harlequins versus Leinster at the Stoop on Sunday. That billing should ring a bell for anyone even vaguely acquainted with rugby. Indeed, you would forgive those at Harlequins if they subsided into a fit of twitching at the mere mention of it.For those not even vaguely acquainted with rugby, the word “Bloodgate” should complete the circuit. The last time these two met – at the Stoop, on a Sunday – it was in a Heineken Cup quarter-final in April 2009. Nick Evans…