Bernard Brogan: GAA blood testing a step too far

Dublin football star Bernard Brogan has hit out at the GAA’s new anti-doping procedures and labelled the introduction of blood testing as “a bit aggressive” and “too intrusive”.

The GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare committee has confirmed that, from 2016, anti-doping testers will be allowed to extract both blood and urine from players.

Exactly which test is conducted will be at the discretion of the tester and, in certain circumstances, both blood and urine will be collected.