Re: hock tested. : Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:58 am
Thanks Andy.Found the rule, but it's so vague as to be useless:
The RFL wrote:
10.10.1 A Participant who has been declared Ineligible may not, during the period of
Ineligibility, participate in any capacity (or, in the case of an Athlete Support
Personnel, assist any Athlete participating in any capacity) in a Competition, Event
or other activity (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation
programmes) organised, convened, authorised or recognised by the NGB or by
any body that is a member of, or affiliated to, or licensed by the NGB
Ineligibility, participate in any capacity (or, in the case of an Athlete Support
Personnel, assist any Athlete participating in any capacity) in a Competition, Event
or other activity (other than authorised anti-doping education or rehabilitation
programmes) organised, convened, authorised or recognised by the NGB or by
any body that is a member of, or affiliated to, or licensed by the NGB
So basically, Gareth can't be involved in any activity that has been arranged or even authorised by the club.
If you really wanted to push it, that would in fact exclude him from things like barbeques, if the club "recognises" it as a team day.
I would say that it would certainly cover any organised training schedules, but as mentioned above, there's nothing to stop him from employing Mark Bitcon as a "personal trainer", for a nominal fee and the club not recognising this as official, but not objecting either.
It's all very grey.
I thought these rules were supposed to be clearer than this.