Bath

[Bill W]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_u ... 093596.stm

Are we surprised?

Mind you has a "guilty until proved innocent" ring to it!

[fleabane]

Todays (Thursday 11 June) Indy reports:

"Twickenham's disciplinary manager Bruce Reece-Russel launched his inquiry after Bath accused Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins of failing to take drug tests on three occasions following an end-of-season celebration in London. All three players vehemently denied refusing to provide a sample and terminated their contracts on 1 June, immediately before they were due to appear before a Bath disciplinary hearing.

The RFU are investigating the matter before deciding whether the players have a case to answer under Rule 5.12 – conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game.

Reece-Russel had initially planned to reveal his findings on Monday but he has not been able to complete all the interviews required to ensure the investigation is "exhaustive and thorough".

The RFU confirmed yesterday that Reece-Russel's team had reviewed all of the documentation supplied, as requested, by Bath and had spoken with witnesses from the club's management and playing staff.

The process has been delayed because a number of key witness have been away on holiday but the RFU will conduct the outstanding interviews this week. Reece-Russel expects to be in a position to provide an update next Wednesday, 17 June."

[AndyF]

I'm not sure I like this in Rugby, this is not something our sport wants accociation with.

[kingol22]

will it be the players bath or both that get hit with punishment?

[TigrisLeicesteris]

Good question, I would assume it would be the players, as it is the club who have tried to address the matter before the RFU got involved

[Bill W]

will it be the players bath or both that get hit with punishment?

It could be both, either or neither.

Likely it is the small print that will matter most as it could have a bearing on a possible court case brought by the players against the Club.