Irish amateur tests positive

AN Irish amateur rugby player has been severely reprimanded by the Irish Sport Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for taking cannabis.

The Panel found the presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolite, cannabis, in a sample of the player’s urine collected during in-competition testing towards the end of the 2006-2007 season.

The player, whose identity was not revealed, stood provisionally suspended until the hearing of the Panel.