In August 2022 World Rugby reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Canadian rugby player Veronica Harrigan after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Canrenone (Spironolactone).
Following notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, accepted a provisional suspension and the proposed sanction by signing an Acceptance of Consequences Form.
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance. She explained that medication was used prescribed by her family physician as treatment for her condition without a valid TUE.
World Rugby accepts that the violation was not intentional and that she acted with a degree of fault. It deem that there are no grounds to grant a retroactive TUE.
Therefore World Rugby decides on 12 November 2022 to impose a 2 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 5 August 2022.
