It depends when you take it. Cocaine is not considered performance enhancing (as in like a steroid) but a stimulant so if you take it out of competition (i.e. in the off season) it isn't actually a banned substance. Steroids attract an automatic two year ban whenever they are taken.

If you are caught taking cocaine in-competition i.e. during the season as Hock was then it does attract the full two year ban which is automatic.

Some RU player was done for taking it at and end of season party and it was the RFU that decided to ban him for 9 months, they didn't need to ban him at all according to the WADA rules.

So I suspect those 10 players all took the stuff in the off season as it is highly unlikely they got off by claiming it was accidental use though a tennis player did. He said he picked up traces of the drug due to snogging a girl in a nightclub and she was a user.



Dave

after watching Dave Allen the other week is there anything stopping Hock in the next 2 years using sports enhancing drugs trainging like a mad man then coming back a bigger more powerful player ??

The reason i mention Dave Allen is that i couldnt believe how much muscle ansd size he had put on.

I am not saying this is right but what is stopping a banned de-registered player from doing it ?

If Hock wants to return to the sport he has to agree to random testing during his ban. If he fails another test he's banned for life.

If he doesn't agree he can't play again. If he changes his mind later his ban starts again and he'll have to go two years of random testing before being allowed to play again.

The FA dont sign up to WADA guidance. Although they use the recognised testing techniques they are free to pass sentence themselves on those who fail tests.

Thats cleared that one up cheers for that.