Barely arrived, immediately stopped. Welsh scrum-half Rhys Webb (34), who landed in the offseason in Biarritz, was tested positive by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), according to information from L’Équipe. The XV du Leek international (40 caps 2 with the British Lions) was reportedly checked unexpectedly last July following training. It would be, according to the facts studied, the first athlete tested positive for growth hormone in France since 2016.
The product would have been provided by the Welsh federation except that the player would not have declared it to the BO doctor. Webb has been provisionally suspended and could face a suspension of up to four years.
Rhys Webb had signed up this season with Biarritz Olympique in Pro D2, and had scored a try in his first match against Colomiers (35-18) last week. On Friday, he was not part of the group that fell heavily at Valence-Romans (55-0), after club officials were notified of the positive result of his test earlier this week.
