Bastareaud, 21, falsely claimed that he had been mugged after returning to his Wellington hotel following France's second Test loss to the All Blacks. The incident prompted a high profile police investigation and a public apology from New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. But the player's allegations were exposed as completely false when CCTV footage showed him entering the hotel uninjured.

After returning home, Bastareaud was reportedly hospitalised with severe psychological problems and allegedly tried to commit suicide. He has since returned to domestic duty with Stade Francais in this season's Top 14.

A decision on Bastareaud's case is expected Monday with reports suggesting he faces a lengthy ban from the sport.

Haskell has, "received a loss of allocation for three matches and a further loss of allocation until May 10, 2010 which was suspended" as part of the RFU's latest crackdown on black market tickets. English rugby's governing body has imposed sanctions on 41 clubs, constituent bodies, schools and individuals.

The event, part of Homecoming, will feature the re-enactment of the 1815 Carterhaugh Ba' game, which, some historians believe was a forerunner to the game of rugby. The original Ba' game was attended by Sir Walter Scott and the Ettrick Shepherd, James Hogg, and lasted some five hours with several hundred players on each side. It preceded by eight years the moment that William Webb Ellis picked up a football and ran with it at Rugby School, and thus created the game of rugby.