Related case:
IRB 2011 IRB vs Andre De Klerk
April 4, 2012
Facts
The International Rugby Board (IRB) alleges Andre De Klerk (the player) for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. He was requested to provide a sample in an Out-of-Competition test, On 27 October 2009, which was conducted by the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport as part of the IRB’s Out-of-Competition testing program.
History
He obtained information concerning a possible source of steroids from another Namibian rugby player. The Player indicated that he did not wish to identify that player. He was then evidently put in touch with someone who sold him the Dianabol tablets.
Decision
The Player committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation. The sanction imposed for this Anti-Doping Rule Violation is a period of Ineligibility of two years. The Player was provisionally suspended on 27 November 2009. The period of Ineligibility will, accordingly, expire on 27 November 2011.
