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Doping Case Archive : 2008
Anti-Doping Rule Violations
A total of 13 players were found to have committed anti-doping rule violations under the IRB's program in 2008
Name Country Substance Outcome
Evile Telea Samoa Use, Possession and Trafficking of a Prohibited Substance 4 year sanction
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Jovan Pupuke Cook Islands Cannabis 3 month sanction
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Ladiko Chochishvili Georgia 19-Norandrosterone 2 year sanction
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Vakhtang Mdzinarishvili Georgia Cannabis 5 month sanction
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Miguel Gonzalez Venezuela Nandrolone 2 year sanction
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Francisco Metuaze Chile Clenbuterol 2 year sanction
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Russell Ward Canada Cannabis 3 month sanction
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Rabah Slimani France Tuaminoheptane Warning and Reprimand
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Muliufi Salanoa Samoa Salbutamol 2 year sanction
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Steven Shortly Canada Finasteride Warning and Reprimand
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Taligatuli Moala Samoa Salbutamol 2 year sanction
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Andrey Sorokin Russia Indapamide Warning and Reprimand
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Nicolas Venegas Chile Cannabis 4 months sanction
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