The Dutch Rugby Board (Nederlandse Rugby Bond, NRB) has reported against this person for violating the Anti-Doping Rules of the ISR. In the analysis of the A-part of the urine sample of the person concerned is the substance 4-methyl-2-hexaneamine found. The B-part has confirmed the presence of this substance. Person has filed a defence and the case was orally treated.
Person was not in possession of a valid dispensation. Person has in his defence addressed the manner in which and the caution with which he proceeded to the purchase and use of the supplement that the prohibited substance was found to contain. But this should not benefit because the personal duty of every athlete to make sure that no prohibited substance in his body. Proof of offense is supplied.
Because the prohibited substance found a specific substance, the penalty (exclusion of two years) can be reduced if you meet certain conditions. It is for the Disciplinary Commission how the substance of the body concerned has come in and moreover clear that the substance was not intended to sport performance. There is compliance with the conditions. The degree of guilt of the person concerned is in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee is greatly reduced by the caution with which the person concerned has proceeded (sought advice from experts in the field of nutrition and food of the NRB and the owner of the shop from where he Supplement was purchased).
Given the reasonable care of the person concerned, the lack of information of the NRB, the special position of the prohibited substance and his young age, eight of the Disciplinary Committee to give a warning, accompanied by a reprimand in place.
