DUBLIN (AP) — The International Rugby Board says one player tested positive for doping during the World Cup in New Zealand.
The player, whose name or team was not disclosed, has been provisionally suspended by the IRB until the outcome of a hearing.
The world governing body says the player tested positive for a banned painkiller following a match in the final round of the pool phase. His team failed to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament that ran from Sept. 9-Oct. 23.
The IRB conducted 216 urine and 76 blood samples during the tournament, an increase of 80 from the 2007 World Cup.
