Related cases:
- UKAD 2017 UKAD vs Rangi Chase
November 11, 2017 - UKAD 2022 UKAD vs Rangi Chase
January 6, 2023
In October 2021 the United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the New Zealand rugby player Rangi Chase after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Cocaine.
After notification the Athlete admitted the violation, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by UKAD. The Athlete acknowledged that he had used the substance out-of-competition and unrelated to sports performance prior to the match (within a private social setting).
UKAD accepts that the Athlete’s violation was not intentional and considers that he had completed an approved Substance of Abuse treatment program, which allowed his ban to be reduced to one month.
Therefore UKAD decides on 14 January 2021 to impose a 1 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, which he has already served.
