ASADA and Rugby League working together

The Chairman of the Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority (ASADA), Mr Richard Ings, today confirmed that ASADA is working closely with Australian sport, including the sport of Rugby League, on programs to close the net on potential doping.

ASADA as Australia’s peak anti doping body, was established by the Australian Government with broad ranging powers to detect and deter doping in all sports.

ASADA will focus its significant resource of intelligent investigations and testing methods in such a way as to effectively answer the question of whether doping is occurring in Australia. ASADA is stepping up their investigations in all Australian sports.

“ASADA in partnership with the state and national level Rugby League bodies has conducted a number of anti doping initiatives over the past few weeks.

ASADA can confirm that the current anti-doping initiatives have not revealed any National Rugby League player testing positive to anabolic steroids, EPO, human growth hormones or stimulants.

These initiatives are designed to deter any athlete who may be contemplating doping or catch any athlete who may be involved in doping.

“Any athlete or athlete support personnel involved in using prohibited substances in any sport needs to know that at no stage in Australian sporting history have they stood a greater chance of being detected and sanctioned.”