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#Post#: 1923--------------------------------------------------
O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed drugs
test
DIR By: Boonie
Date: July 27, 2018, 4:44 am
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What a mistake to make! Wonder if he's taken any other of his
wife's pills by accident?! ;) Seriously though - it is a bit of
a minefield out there, but this shows that the testing does
actually work.
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/44969119
Wasps forward Ashley Johnson will be available for the start of
the Premiership season despite receiving a six-month ban for
failing a drugs test.
The 32-year-old convinced an independent panel that he
mistakenly consumed his wife's dietary supplement before failing
the test on 7 February.
His ban has been backdated to February, despite Johnson playing
four times for Wasps since then.
Hydrochlorothiazide was found in his urine in an
out-of-competition test.
South African Johnson said: "I was horrified when I got the test
results and once we tracked back and worked out I had
inadvertently taken the wrong tablet.
"I completely accept that I am responsible for everything in my
body."
The Rugby Football Union's lawyers wanted the suspension to be
imposed from 16 March, when Johnson was informed of his
provisional suspension.
That would have seen Johnson miss three further league matches,
with Wasps opening their 2018-19 campaign at Worcester Warriors
on 1 September.
He will now be free to resume playing from 7 August.
A statement from Wasps read: "At a hearing conducted by the
independent national anti-doping panel, [Johnson] advised he
mistakenly took his wife's fat burner 'the Secret' rather than
his own legitimate supplement 'Nutrilean'.
"Under World Rugby regulations, Johnson is permitted to fully
resume training with his club with immediate effect."
Wasps Director of rugby David Young said: "This situation has
highlighted just how easily a player can make a mistake of this
kind.
"We have therefore strongly reinforced to all our squad that
they must always be on their guard and fully aware of exactly
what they consume."
Johnson added: "Drug use is not something I would ever condone,
and from now on I will be extra vigilant at all times."
The fat burner product was tested by both the player and the RFU
for hydrochlorothiazide - which was not listed in the product's
ingredients - and on both occasions it returned a positive
result, an RFU statement said.
Stephen Watkins, RFU anti-doping and illicit drugs programme
manager, added: "[Johnson] was careless in his failure to
acknowledge his responsibilities as a rugby player and ensure he
was dutiful in checking what he consumed.
"The risk of contamination in supplements is significant to all
players and therefore we advise that there is no guarantee that
a supplement is free from prohibited substances."
#Post#: 1925--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: July 27, 2018, 5:04 am
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Stephen Watkins, RFU anti-doping and illicit drugs programme
manager, added: "[Johnson] was careless in his failure to
acknowledge his responsibilities, but we don't give a toss and
we're going to let him play as soon as he likes. We've also
brought him loads of coke to say sorry.
#Post#: 1927--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: guest25
Date: July 27, 2018, 5:04 am
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:-)
#Post#: 1932--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: July 27, 2018, 5:19 am
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Farce. A ban means nothing if you don't actually miss any game
time.
#Post#: 1934--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: T-Bone
Date: July 27, 2018, 5:46 am
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Laughable punishment. To backdate it is one thing, to back date
it to a period after which he played several more games is
ridiculous. Yet again there is inconsistency. Some bans, albeit
not for doping, take into account "meaningful games" so that a
ban doesn't just run through the off season. I'm sure some of
our players have been banned and they've not been allowed to
count friendlies / warm up games / Anglo-Welsh games as part of
the ban. In this case, the ban covered a period when he
continued to play, and then a long period with no games at all,
so basically he has had no ban and they've showed that they
don't give a toss about doping
#Post#: 1936--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: July 27, 2018, 5:55 am
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Even taking his account of taking the tablet inadvertently at
face value, a ban has been judged as the appropriate sanction.
For the sanction to be backdated is one thing (I can see the
logic behind that) but considering he played a number of
meaningful games during the period the ban was supposed to
cover, he should miss the same number of games in the coming
season.
#Post#: 1939--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: poorfour
Date: July 27, 2018, 6:07 am
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--- Quote from: Fearless Fred link ---
>
> Even taking his account of taking the tablet inadvertently at
face value, a ban has been judged as the appropriate sanction.
For the sanction to be backdated is one thing (I can see the
logic behind that) but considering he played a number of
meaningful games during the period the ban was supposed to
cover, he should miss the same number of games in the coming
season.
>
--- End Quote ---
That would seem fair, wouldn't it?
#Post#: 1940--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: July 27, 2018, 6:10 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
>
> [quote author=Fearless Fred link=topic=135.msg1936#msg1936
date=1532688929]
> Even taking his account of taking the tablet inadvertently at
face value, a ban has been judged as the appropriate sanction.
For the sanction to be backdated is one thing (I can see the
logic behind that) but considering he played a number of
meaningful games during the period the ban was supposed to
cover, he should miss the same number of games in the coming
season.
>
--- End Quote ---
That would seem fair, wouldn't it?
[/quote]
Ideally the games he would miss would be the equivalent fixtures
to those he played in during the "ban" (eg if he played at home
against Sarries, he'd miss that fixture this season). But yes,
it would only be fair to see him miss games this season.
#Post#: 1950--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: drd
Date: July 27, 2018, 8:00 am
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Brilliant
So quins were sanctioned quite rightly after bloodgate
Sarries and bath p++s all over the salary cap no sanction at all
Ashley done for a doping offence and the league bend over
backwards to help him out
Not interest in his excuse he is a professional player who is
aid very well he is responsible for his own actions
They are a joke organisation
#Post#: 1952--------------------------------------------------
Re: O/T Wasps' Ashley Johnson given backdated ban for failed
drugs test
DIR By: BedfordshireBoy
Date: July 27, 2018, 8:51 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
>
> [quote author=Fearless Fred link=topic=135.msg1936#msg1936
date=1532688929]
> Even taking his account of taking the tablet inadvertently at
face value, a ban has been judged as the appropriate sanction.
For the sanction to be backdated is one thing (I can see the
logic behind that) but considering he played a number of
meaningful games during the period the ban was supposed to
cover, he should miss the same number of games in the coming
season.
>
--- End Quote ---
That would seem fair, wouldn't it?
[/quote]
Yep, doesn`t make any sense to ignore the 3 matches that he
played.
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