English rugby chiefs planning crackdown on bent gambling
September 2nd, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANILondon, Sep 2 (ANI): The Rugby Football Union, which governs the English Rugby, is planning a crackdown on bent gambling to prevent the kind of scandal rocking Pakistan cricket.
The Pakistan cricket team is in the midst of a betting scam, where fast bowlers Amir and Asif are alleged to have bowled pre-arranged no-balls in the Lord’s Test against England.
The Rugby Players’ Association is working on a blueprint to help members.
Martin Johnson and his England team are bound by detailed regulations, The Sun reports.
RFU media chief David Barton said: “There is absolutely no form of betting allowed on a game in which a player is involved.”
“It’s forbidden to divulge information from within the camp that might affect betting practices,” he added.
In 2004, Great Britain internationals Sean Long and Martin Gleeson, playing for St Helen’s put bets on Bradford Bulls to beat them in their Super League match after 11 of first choice teammates were rested. Bradford won 54-8. (ANI)
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