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<blockquote data-quote="shazbooger" data-source="post: 262354">&lt;div class=&#039;quotetop&#039;&gt;QUOTE (Teh Mite @ May 12 2009, 12:57 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=395610" target="_blank">&lt;{POST_SNAPBACK}&gt;</a>&lt;/div&gt;I&#039;m not sure about the Evans one. Leinster were complaining vehemently on the touchline that their doctor wasnt allowed to verify it was a valid blood replacement (suppoedly thats ment to be allowed). While Evans was brought off for tactical reasons, I remember Owens saying he was allowed to come back in to cover a blood replacement. Leinster didnt accuse Quins of cheating but were pished they werent allowed to confirm it was a valid blood bin.The ref can only go with what the team doctors tell him. If its a bllodbin, then the ref has to allow a replcement on. He was clearly told it was so by the laws had no choice.The question is whether Quins cheated the rules or not.Again, I&#039;m not sure and am open to correction, but thats what I recall from the match itself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shazbooger, post: 262354"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ May 12 2009, 12:57 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=395610']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I'm not sure about the Evans one. Leinster were complaining vehemently on the touchline that their doctor wasnt allowed to verify it was a valid blood replacement (suppoedly thats ment to be allowed). While Evans was brought off for tactical reasons, I remember Owens saying he was allowed to come back in to cover a blood replacement. Leinster didnt accuse Quins of cheating but were pished they werent allowed to confirm it was a valid blood bin. The ref can only go with what the team doctors tell him. If its a bllodbin, then the ref has to allow a replcement on. He was clearly told it was so by the laws had no choice. The question is whether Quins cheated the rules or not. Again, I'm not sure and am open to correction, but thats what I recall from the match itself. [/QUOTE]

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