Facts
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) charges Phil Robinson, the player, for a violation of the Anti-Doping Rules. The athlete was selected on September 8, 2014, randomly for a in-competition doping test. The provided sample tested positive on a metabolite of cocaine which is a prohibited substance according the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.
History
The player explains he had taken a recreational drug on September 6, 2014, in a social setting, he had no intention to enhance his sport performance. An extra problem is that the player worked as an analyst which rises the question if the period of ineligibility also effects his employment. The status of ineligibility does not have an effect only upon playing and coaching; it includes participation in any capacity in an activity authorized or organised by the RFU including (but not limited to) administration of the Game or involvement in the Game in any other capacity.
Decision
The panel imposed a two year period of Ineligibility on the Player commencing on 27 September 2014. The period expires at midnight on 26 September 2016. [In this case Phil Robinson lost his job as an Analyst].
