Facts
The International Rugby Board (IRB) alleges Sean Fletcher for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. On 26 August 2012 he provided an in-competition urine sample during the IRB Oceania Sevens Championship 2012 which was a qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013. His sample tested positive on a metabolite of cannabis at a concentration level of 31.2 ng/ml, which is a higher level than that prescribed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) of 15 ng/ml.
History
On the 4 August 2012, he spent the evening watching the Super 15 final the competition was won by the team the "Chiefs" he supported and celebrating in a fashion which will be generally familiar to the reader. He consumed alcohol which impaired his judgment and candidly admitted during the evening on approximately two occasions he foolishly smoked a cannabis joint which was being shared by a group of persons.
Decision
The sanction imposed for this anti-doping rule violation is a period of ineligibility of five months from 17' September 2012 (being the date upon which the Player's provisional suspension commenced) and concluding (but not inclusive of) the 17 February 2013.
