World Rugby confirms Rugby World Cup 2015 anti-doping results
Press Release
World Rugby has announced results of the anti-doping testing and education programme undertaken during Rugby World Cup 2015.
The intelligence-led, targeted programme saw 468 samples undertaken across all 20 participating teams with 200 in-competition samples and 268 out-of-competition samples collected.
Run in partnership with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), who were the official sample collection organisation for Rugby World Cup 2015, the programme has recorded no adverse analytical findings to date.
The testing programme included a mix of urine (317 samples collected) and blood (151). All samples were analysed by the Drug Control Centre at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratory at King's College, London. Samples will be stored for future re-analysis in line with previous events.
England 2015 was the first Rugby World Cup to feature the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) programme following its introduction by World Rugby in 2013. Committed to ensuring the highest standards of testing and education programmes, World Rugby increased its targeted testing and education budget by nearly 30 per cent in 2015 with the ABP at the heart of the approach.
The tournament testing programme was an extension of World Rugby's existing anti-doping programme, which has seen more than 1,300 blood and urine tests undertaken across the teams in and out of competition between January and September. The comprehensive programme underscores World Rugby's commitment to the promotion and maintenance of a level playing field for all.
