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In June 2012 the Zimbabwe Rugby Union has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Junior Athlete Ian Wilson Muza after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Stanozolol.
The Athlete was one of the three members of the Zimbabwe rugby team who tested positive at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2012 in Utah, USA.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Judicial Committee of the International Rugby Board (IRB).
The Athlete admitted the violation and stated that the substance was provided by an acquaintance and that he injected the stanozolol into his system on eight to ten occasions over a 4 week period. The Athlete wished to provide Substantial Assistance in order to potentially reduce his sanction. However the Athlete could only give the vaguest details about the acquaintance who provided the substance.
The Judicial Committee concludes that the Athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation and that he failed in providing any meaningful Substantial Assistance.
Without grounds for a reduced sanction the IRB Judicial Committee decides on 15 February 2013 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 29 June 2012.
