Six Georgian Rugby Players Sanctioned for Anti-Doping Violations

A joint investigation by World Rugby and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) discovered a scheme involving alleged sample substitution and advance warnings of drug tests. Dubbed ‘Operation Obsidian’, the investigation was launched in 2023 and found five instances where players allegedly swapped urine samples to avoid detection. A Wada statement said that employees of Georgia’s [...]The post Six Georgian Rugby Players Sanctioned for Anti-Doping Violations first appeared on Samoa Global News.
2026-03-13 23:52:04