Anti-Doping

Scottish Rugby is committed to the fight against doping in sport. It is completely against the integrity of rugby and is counter to Scottish Rugby's core principles of Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, Enjoyment and Respect.

Scottish Rugby recognises the importance of testing, both in-competition or out of competition, which protects the integrity of the sport and provides a deterrent against the temptation to dope. Scottish Rugby also recognises the importance of education to establish an environment which influences doping free behaviour amongst players and minimises the risk of inadvertent doping.

The Scottish Rugby website contains or has links to all the information required by players, player support personnel and clubs to enable them to make informed choices in compliance with the anti-doping regulations.

Note:
All players need to be aware of the principle of strict liability. This means that players are solely responsible for any banned substance they use, attempt to use, or that is found in their system - regardless of how it got there and whether or not they had an intention to cheat.

View the Anti-Doping Guidance here

View World Rugby's Anti-Doping video here

View the Scottish Rugby Anti-Doping Guidance document by using the link below.