Dubs are first players to be tested for drugs during training

It has emerged that four Dublin players became the first GAA players tested during a training session on Wednesday evening.

Dubs are first players to be tested for drugs during training

This follows media reports that inter-county players had yet to undergo out-of-competition testing.

Out-of-competition testing was the subject of much controversy when it was first mooted, with the GAA initially sceptical of testers visiting players outside of normal matches.

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