Adolescent Supplementation and Doping in Rugby Union

Stephen Watkins- Anti-Doping & Illicit Drugs Programme Manager

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June 2011:

Drug tests on 47% of players during a schools rugby tournament (Craven Week).

8.5% of participants tested positive for Anabolic steroids.

Plus a number of other suspicious markers also reported

David Brill, Michael House School“Guys are quite stupid about it and think they aren’t going to get caught. The anti-doping people should test more of the guys at Craven Week, not just half of them. It’s basically cheating. And parents don’t take it seriously enough. Most parents know about their children doing it.

Kyran Odendaal, Jeppe High School“There are a lot of people out there who use but don’t get caught. There should bemore testing at the start of the season, and out of season.

Reinart Reitz, Paarl Boys High captain and lock “No-one gets tested ! The administrators always say they’re going to do random tests, but no-one ever gets tested. It’s a threat that no-one believes any longer.”

Siyasanga Makohliso, Queen’s College“Most of the guys are intelligent so they use it in the off-season, and in season they just use protein shakes to keep them at that size. We would like to have more testing.”

17 year old hooker

A-level student at Tonbridge School

Member of Harlequins EPDG and played England U16’s & U17’s

Took GHRP-6 (Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide), Masteron & Testosterone Propionate

Banned for 21 months from all sport

19 year old scrum half

Played for England Colleges

Given Dianobol by an acquaintance in his local gym

Banned for 15 months

Can no longer start his coaching apprenticeship planned for next year

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A Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel suspended Ridler from playing for nine months, with the ban suspended for two years.

Chance Ridler admitted posting comments on Twitter about using and distributing performance enhancing drugs.

Chance Ridler aged 19

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