Anti doping news
First for IRB anti-doping education programme
(IRB.COM) Wednesday 4 April 2012The IRB's anti-doping education programme breaks new ground at the European Under 18 Championship with its youngest ever participants.
Spreading the Keep Rugby Clean message
(IRB.COM) Tuesday 25 May 2010Players at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2010 explain what they will take away from their involvement in the Keep Rugby Clean anti-doping programme.
Troy banned for two years
(IRB.COM) Monday 10 August 2009Luke Troy receives a two year sanction for the attempted use of a prohibited substance.
Spreading the Keep Rugby Clean message
(IRB.COM) Wednesday 17 June 2009Players, coaches and adminstrators at the IRB TOSHIBA Junior World Championship will show their support for the IRB's Keep Rugby Clean campaign on Wednesday.
Record programme confirms clean RWC Sevens
(IRB.COM) Monday 8 June 2009The International Rugby Board confirms that Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 has been declared a clean tournament.
Spreading the Keep Rugby Clean message
(IRB.COM) Wednesday 29 April 2009Players, coaches and adminstrators at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy will show their support for the IRB's Keep Rugby Clean campaign on Wednesday.
Blood results confirm clean RWC 2007
(RUGBYWORLDCUP.COM) Tuesday 27 January 2009The International Rugby Board reveals that blood samples collected at RWC 2007 and tested for Human Growth Hormone have all returned negative results.
Players unite to Keep Rugby Clean
(IRB.COM) Saturday 14 June 2008Players, coaches and adminstrators at the IRB Junior World Championship will show their support of the IRB's Keep Rugby Clean campaign on Saturday.
Spreading the Keep Rugby Clean message
(IRB.COM) Monday 21 April 2008All 208 players involved in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy wore special t-shirts to promote Keep Rugby Clean Day on match day two in Santiago.
Méndez star turn at Anti-Doping Seminar
(IRB.COM) Monday 14 April 2008Former Argentina star Federico Méndez explained the pitfalls of using drugs to the players ahead of the inaugural IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Chile.
Sri Lanka player banned after cannabis test
(IRB.COM) Friday 15 February 2008Following an adverse analytical finding for Cannabis, the sanction for Sri Lanka player Kasun De Silva is set at three months by an IRB Judicial Committee.














