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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 1014862" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>The question of how / why the contaminants ended up where they allegedly did is a valid one that would presumably be asked. The only way I can think of of proving they did would be to test a sealed container from the same batch of all the supplements that he was taking at the time. Given what I've read about how poorly regulated and dodgy supplement companies are in SA (and elsewhere), this strikes me as a sensible precaution for any sportman who might wish to use this defence in the future.</p><p></p><p>I used to champion the cause of leveling the playing field by letting athletes take whatever they want, but now understand that in modern professional sport, there is no way that this could happen. In a rugby context, it would fly in the face of mitigating the risk of concussion (larger players), would likely see an increase in injuries as a result of players' muscles getting stronger at an accelerated rate compared to their joints. You would also open the game up to future litigation from players who believe that they harmed themselves by taking PEDs in order to keep up with the competition. Plus it would be PR suicide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 1014862, member: 58362"] The question of how / why the contaminants ended up where they allegedly did is a valid one that would presumably be asked. The only way I can think of of proving they did would be to test a sealed container from the same batch of all the supplements that he was taking at the time. Given what I've read about how poorly regulated and dodgy supplement companies are in SA (and elsewhere), this strikes me as a sensible precaution for any sportman who might wish to use this defence in the future. I used to champion the cause of leveling the playing field by letting athletes take whatever they want, but now understand that in modern professional sport, there is no way that this could happen. In a rugby context, it would fly in the face of mitigating the risk of concussion (larger players), would likely see an increase in injuries as a result of players' muscles getting stronger at an accelerated rate compared to their joints. You would also open the game up to future litigation from players who believe that they harmed themselves by taking PEDs in order to keep up with the competition. Plus it would be PR suicide. [/QUOTE]
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