Rhys Webb provisionally suspended from playing in France after recording positive drug test for growth hormone…although the former Welsh man has NOT been found guilty
Former Welsh scrum half Rhys Webb has been provisionally suspended from playing in France by the country’s Anti-Doping Agency after registering a positive drug test for a growth hormone.
Webb turned down the chance to go to the upcoming World Cup in favor of a club move to French second division side Biarritz earlier this summer.
MailSport can confirm that Webb received a letter this week from the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) informing him that his July 14 test was positive.
The scrum half, 34, will attend an AFLD hearing on Monday. At this stage, Webb’s suspension is temporary and he has been found not guilty.
“Rhys came to me on Monday and showed me the letter from the French anti-doping agency,” Biarritz president Jean-Baptiste Aldigé told MailSport.
Rhys Webb has been provisionally suspended by the French Anti-Doping Agency
The letter stated that Rhys was positive about some products. He has to go to a meeting with them on Monday. It’s not a court hearing. At this stage he is not guilty.
‘The meeting is only intended to explain the results. As club president I await the result. The test result was last Monday. The test was on July 14.
“Rhys was the one who received the test results. As a club we are not concerned with it. After the meeting on Monday, it will be decided whether a course of action will take place or not.
“As soon as you get a strange result, you will be temporarily suspended as a player.”
More to follow.