In May 2019 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has reported an anti-doping rule violaton against the rugby player Kieron Scutt after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Methylhexaneamine (dimethylpentylamine).
After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, denied the intentional use and could not explain how the substance entered his system. The RFU accepts that the violation was not intentional and that the Athlete gave a prompt admission.
The parties in this case reached an agreement and in the final resolution of the proceedings the RFU National Anti-Doping Panel decided on 26 May 2019 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 30 March 2019.
