Spears to request B sample
Spears is reported to have failed a drug test after starring in Glanmire’s 68-62 victory over Superleague rivals Mercy Coolock on 27th November, but the intervening holiday period has held up the testing process. The 23-year-old American has until tomorrow to formally challenge the result of the November drug test, and her club expect her to do so when the offices of the Irish Sports Council open after the Christmas break.
All Superleague players sign up for testing and are given information on drugs by Basketball Ireland when they sign their licence applications. The Sports Council itself is in charge of the testing process but when that process is completed Basketball Ireland, the sport’s governing body, will then hold a disciplinary hearing on the Spears case.
