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Director of rugby Dean Richards, physiotherapist Steph Brennan and Dr Wendy Chapman all had misconduct complaints dismissed but the club were still hit hard when the verdict was delivered on Monday night.

A club statement said: "Harlequins are both surprised and disappointed at the decision by the ERC disciplinary committee to find Harlequins and Tom Williams guilty of misconduct - particularly so in the light of the acquittal of Dean Richards, Steph Brennan and Dr Wendy Chapman on similar or identical charges."

The statement continued: "The club and the player will consider their position in the light of the written judgement due to be handed down by the disciplinary committee."

Both Williams and Harlequins have the right to appeal.

Williams was found to have faked a cut to his mouth, which allowed Harlequins to send specialist goal-kicker Nick Evans back onto the field with five minutes of the quarter-final remaining and Leinster leading 6-5.

Evans had been substituted earlier in the half but Williams' departure to the blood-bin allowed the New Zealand fly-half to return to the action.

Television cameras spotted Williams winking towards the bench with 'blood' smeared around his mouth.

Harlequins managed to engineer a late drop-goal attempt but Evans was struggling with a knee injury and pulled it wide.