Facts
The International Rugby Board (IRB) alleges Rodrigo Parada Heit (the player) for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. On 8 June 2012 the player underwent an in-competition doping test. His sample tested positive for the Prohibited Substances, 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone.
History
Due to a ankle injury the player was provided with a prescription for a 25mg dose of Deca-Durabolin which he filled in Cordoba and then took to Salta. There he had a nurse inject him with the substance. Deca-Durabolin is the brand name used for nandrolone in Argentina.
Nandrolone is listed as category S1.Androgenic Anabolic Steroid on the 2012 list of prohibited substances published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Because at the time he used Deca-Durabolin, the Player was no longer in the national team system and he did not expect to be playing for some time, he therefore did not consider himself to be running a risk of committing an anti-doping rule violation. On 9 March 2012 the Player was unexpectedly called up to “Los Pumitas” (the national Under 20 Squad).
Decision
The sanction imposed for these anti-doping rule violations is a period of Ineligibility of two years, commencing 2 July 2012 (the date upon which the Player was notified of the Adverse Analytical Finding and provisionally suspended) and concluding on (but inclusive of 1 July 2014).
