Published: April 23, 2019
• Premiership Rugby denies cocaine problem after revelations
• Rugby union is the most sanctioned sport by UK Anti-Doping
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• Rugby union is the most sanctioned sport by UK Anti-Doping
Four top-flight players tested positive for cocaine last season but Premiership Rugby has denied there is a “broader problem” with use of the drug.
The Rugby Football Union’s report has attributed the cases to players suffering “dislocation” from their clubs owing to injury or falling out of favour and said that the rise – there were three positive tests for cocaine the previous season – was a reflection on society. “All of the positives were associated with alcohol abuse and reflect the risk that 18 to 35-year-olds are exposed to when they go out socially,” said the RFU’s medical services director, Dr Simon Kemp.
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