Rugby pro Ashley Johnson forbids antedating for taking his wife's fat burner pill

Former Springboks striker Ashley Johnson was suspended for six months for mistakenly taking his wife's medication.

The English judge of the Rugby Football Union backdated the ban after finding that Johnson had not deliberately taken it but that he had been negligent.

The 32-year-old man was tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide.

Independent National Anti-Doping Committee Johnson acted without intent after taking the fat burner from his wife, "The Secret", rather than its own legitimate supplement, Nutrilean

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Johnson, who has been with the English club Wasps since 2012, is free to play from 7 August.

He played four games for Wasps after a positive test, but his ban was postponed until February, rather than March 16, when he was provisionally suspended.

Johnson was shocked to learn that he had been tested positive and Wasps said that it was a "single accidental" offense.

The utility of 1.84 m, 119 kg, who can play hooker or in the back row, said in a statement released by Wasps that he was "horrified when I've got the test results and once we found "I completely agree that I'm responsible for everything that is in my body, but I will never tolerate drug use, and I'll always be more vigilant at all times

I would like to thank my family and friends, everyone at Wasps, the RPA [Rugby Players Association] and our fans for their support during this difficult time and I apologize without reservation for what happened

"I am now working hard in the pre-season and I can not wait to put that behind me and become a member of the Wasps team again.

Rugby Club Director Dai Young said Johnson had successfully completed countless anti-doping tests

. person who made a single accidental mistake for which he has He raised His hands, excused himself and accepted the consequences.

"This situation has highlighted the ease with which a player can make such an error, so we have strongly reinforced to our team that they must always be on their guard and fully aware of what they consume exactly.

"The last few months have been doubly difficult for all of us because we had to follow a process and that prevented Ashley or someone from being wasps to provide updates.

"I know it has been hard for our fans, I want to thank them for their understanding and hope that we can now focus entirely on the upcoming season."

Stephen Watkins, Director of the anti-doping program and illicit drugs of RFU, said that Johnson "was careless of not recognizing his"

"The risk of contamination of supplements is important for all players and therefore, we inform you that it There is no guarantee that a supplement will not contain prohibited substances. "

Johnson won three Springbok caps between 2009 and 2012 when he left for Wasps.

He played nearly 150 games for the Coventry-based club and was the player's player of the year in 2012-13. ]

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