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POSTED: Wednesday March 11th 2009
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12-match sanction for NSWRL player Byron Ford

DOPING VIOLATION

New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) player Byron Ford has received a 12-match suspension from the NSWRL Tribunal for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive to cannabis.


Mr Ford tested positive from an in-competition sample collected by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) at a NSW Cup match between the Newtown Jets and the Central Coast Storm on 29 March 2008.


Cannabis is listed as a specified substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List. As such, under the Australian Rugby League Anti-Doping Policy, where an athlete can demonstrate that they did not intend to enhance their performance, a sanction of between a warning and a one-year sanction is applicable for a first offence.


Mr Ford who will miss the first 12 games of the 2009 season will be eligible to recommence competition on 19 June 2009.

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Keywords · New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) · Byron Ford · cannabis · Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)

Name: Michelle Heins
Organization: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
Email:
Phone: +61 (0)2 6222 4209
URL: http://www.asada.gov.au/

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    Name: Michelle Heins

    Organization: Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

    Email:

    Phone: +61 (0)2 6222 4209

    URL: http://www.asada.gov.au/

     

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