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UKAD 2023 RFU vs Arran Lee Perry
September 19, 2023
In December 2019 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the rugby player Arran Lee Perry after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Oxandrolone.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered, the Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he waived his right for a hearing. The case was settled by the National Anti-Doping Panel based on the written submissions of the Parties.
The Athlete admitted the violation and later he withdrew his claim that the violation was not intentional. The Athlete believed that he would not be tested at his level and was unaware that he was using a prohibited substance. At first he acknowledged the purchase of the supplements RAD 140 and MK-677. Later he believed that the supplement Anavar was the source of the positive test.
Regarding the supplements RAD 140 and MK-677 the RFU contended that research on the internet would reveal that these substances are prohibited Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARM) but they could not explain the positive test for the presence of Oxandrolone. Furthermore the Athlete failed to provide any evidence that could confirm that the supplement Anavar he had used contained the substance Oxandrolone.
The Panel agrees that there are no grounds for a reduced sanction and decides on 10 September 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 20 December 2019.
