Facts
The International Rugby Board (IRB) alleges Oleg Lytvynenko(OL), Serhii Sukhikh (SS) and Bogdan Zhulavskyi (BZ) for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. Following the European Nations Cup Division 1B match between Ukraine and Germany in Berlin on 27 October 2012 (the “Match”), one of the players selected for doping control procedures was SS. Instead of presenting himself at the doping control station for testing, he gave his shirt to his team-mate OL, who proceeded to provide a Sample, passing himself off as SS. His ability to perpetrate this deception was facilitated by him obtaining SS’s passport from the national team manager of the Ukraine team, BZ, which he then used to prove that he was SS.
History
OL said that SS had “drank a sports drink "GUITAR" before the match and during and after the match he felt feverishness and he had an excited appearance and he was afraid that his sample will be positive."
Decision
On 27 October 2012 the following anti-doping rule violations were committed:
Serhii Sukhikh
- tampering or attempted tampering with any part of Doping Control, contrary to Regulation 21.2.5;
- failing or refusing to submit to Sample collection, contrary to Regulation.
Sanction: two years Ineligibility concluding on (but inclusive of) 6 December 2014.
Oleg Lytvynenko
- tampering or attempted tampering with any part of Doping Control, contrary to Regulation 21.2.5
Sanction: two years Ineligibility concluding on (but inclusive of) 6 December 2014
Bogdan Zhulavskyi
- tampering or attempted tampering with any part of Doping Control, contrary to Regulation 21.2.5
Sanction: four years Ineligibility concluding on (but inclusive of) 6 December 2016
