England: number of anti-doping tests carried out by the RFU 2016-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 21, 2024

England's governing body for rugby union, the Rugby Football Union (RFU), carried out over 600 anti-doping tests in the 2022/23 season. 470 of these tests were made outside of competitions, while 170 were carried out during competitions. This continued a general trend of decline in testing for performance enhancing drugs by the RFU in recent years, after having peaked in 2018/19 with over 800 tests carried out. 

Number of anti-doping tests carried out by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in England from 2016/17 to 2022/23, by setting

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Release date

June 2023

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2023

Supplementary notes

Figures from prior to 2022/23 were taken from previous reports by the same source.

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