If Dean Richards thought his reputation had taken enough of a battering in the wake of "Bloodgate", he was sorely mistaken.
The full of last week's appeals hearing has now been published and it will make uncomfortable reading for even Richards' staunchest supporters.
Tom Williams' no-holds barred testimony portrays a bullying, dictatorial director of rugby who masterminded the and the subsequent cover-up.
Some people have cast Dean Richards as the scapegoat after Harlequins' director of rugby ".
Richards, one of the legends of English rugby, was after accepting responsibility for .
Former England team-mate
"I am slightly shocked by the hysteria, because people think this is new and has never happened before," Carling told the ´óÏó´«Ã½.
As the only white player in South Africa's starting line-up, Matthew Booth accepts he "sticks out like a sore thumb" every time they play.
This led some foreign observers to by the predominantly black crowds at this summer's Confederations Cup, when in fact the complete opposite was the case.
The 6ft 6in central defender is a firm favourite with the fans of , who greet his every touch with loud cries of "Booooth!"
With the about to kick off, the 32-year-old is set to be the hosts' poster boy at next summer's World Cup, so expect to hear and see a lot more of him in the coming year.
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