Brennan resigns from RFU

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Brennan, banned for two years by European Cup disciplinary chiefs following his role in the so-called 'Bloodgate' scandal, tendered his resignation with immediate effect.

Brennan only started work with the RFU earlier this summer.

His Twickenham departure comes with rugby union still reeling from the fall-out of last season's Heineken Cup quarter-final between Quins and Leinster, and the damaging fake blood scandal that saw Brennan, ex-Quins rugby director Dean Richards and player Tom Williams all banned.

Former England star Richards had already resigned from his post at Quins when a three-year suspension was imposed on him by European Rugby Cup.

Brennan's two-year expulsion and Williams' four-month sentence, which was reduced from a year on appeal, left Quins in disarray less than a month before the new Guinness Premiership season starts.

The club was fined almost £260,000, while it has also emerged that Richards had allegedly been involved in four other similar blood injury fabrications that could now prove a subject of further sanction.

Brennan, meanwhile, has left the RFU, with Twickenham saying he wanted to "wholeheartedly" apologise.

In a statement, the RFU said: "Mr Brennan wholeheartedly wanted to apologise for any aspects of his behaviour that caused concern for the RFU and the physiotherapist profession.

"The RFU will not be disclosing any further details to do with his final departure from the organisation, as all employee information remains confidential."