Manly under 20's player Shane Gray tests positive to banned Clenbuterol
By staff writers
June 19, 2009
The NRL has imposed an immediate provisional suspension on Manly under 20's player Shane Gray after he returned a positive drug test result to Clenbuterol.
Clenbuterol - which Cronulla backrower Reni Maitua also tested positive to in May - is an anabolic agent used to improve muscle mass and reduce body fat.
Gray, who returned a positive 'A' sample, has the option under the World Anti-Doping Authority Code to have a 'B' sample taken.
Should the 'B' sample test not confirm the result, the matter would not be pursued.
But if Gray's positive test is confirmed, he faces a two-year penalty, as accepted by the Sharks' Maitua earlier this week.
