{"id":298017,"date":"2023-11-22T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=298017"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:24:01","slug":"french-rugby-star-receives-suspension-after-positive-cocaine-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/rugby-union\/french-rugby-star-receives-suspension-after-positive-cocaine-test\/","title":{"rendered":"French rugby star receives suspension after positive cocaine test"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>French rugby star receives one-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine in August&#8230; as 20-year-old escapes four year punishment after governing body ruled his consumption was &#8216;recreational&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A French rugby star has been given a one-month suspension in wake of the test\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Third row Oscar Jegou, 20, submitted the positive drugs test back in August\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The test was submitted after La Rochelle&#8217;s first match in the Top 14 season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A French rugby star has received a one-month suspension from the sport after submitting a positive drugs test back in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) confirmed that La Rochelle back row Oscar Jegou had been served the suspension after testing positive for cocaine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jegou, 20, submitted the test after his side&#8217;s opening fixture in the Top 14 league in August &#8211; where they were defeated 26-15 by Montpellier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The youngster is already eligible to return to action having been suspended as a precautionary measure after submitting the test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As reported by French outlet RMC, Jegou was at risk of a four-year suspension but the AFLD ruled that his consumption of the drug was &#8216;recreational&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/18\/78122887-12780983-image-a-1_1700676996981.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>French rugby star Oscar Jegou, 20, received a one-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine back in August<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/22\/18\/78122891-12780983-image-a-2_1700677013393.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jegou submitted the test after his side&#8217;s opening fixture in the Top 14 league in August &#8211; where they were defeated 26-15 by Montpellier<\/p>\n<p>Jegou &#8211; who won the U20s World Cup with France &#8211; pleaded &#8216;youthful error&#8217; following the verdict and revealed that the alleged incident\u00a0took place during a housewarming party two days before the match.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;Equipe claim that the governing body had\u00a0initially imposed a three-month sanction before reducing it to one.<\/p>\n<p>The reason being that Jegou has started a treatment programme with a doctor and agreed to participate in an awareness programme for the French Rugby Federation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Le Parisien,\u00a0Mathieu Giudicelli, general director of the players&#8217; union, said:\u00a0&#8216;He [Jegou] is very affected by the situation, he is well aware that he made a mistake, he knows it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Jegou&#8217;s suspension comes just three months after former Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb has been provisionally suspended from playing in France by the country\u2019s Anti-Doping Agency after recording a positive drugs test for a growth hormone.<\/p>\n<p>Webb turned down the chance to go to the recent World Cup in favour of a club move to French second division side Biarritz earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p><span>Mail Sport<\/span>\u00a0confirmed that, in August, Webb received a letter from the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) informing him his test from July 14 was positive.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood his test only showed a very slight rise in hormone level above what is permitted and that Webb will contest the result.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12780983\/French-rugby-star-receives-one-month-suspension-testing-positive-cocaine-August-20-year-old-escapes-four-year-punishment-governing-body-ruled-consumption-recreational.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French rugby star receives one-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine in August&#8230; 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