Professional rugby in England gets clean bill of health on drugs

• No player failed a test for performance-enhancing drugs in 2016-17• Concern raised over banned substances in schoolsNo player involved in professional rugby in England failed an anti-doping test in 2016-17 for performance-enhancing drugs but there is concern banned substances are a problem in schools.The Rugby Football Union published its anti-doping report on Thursday which showed 623 samples were taken at professional level last season, with 87% of the tests coming out of competition. There were 302 samples taken at Premiership clubs for illicit drugs, with one violation. Related: RFU comm…