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Until the end of the season, Sale coach Byron McGuigan will work as a part of an interim position on the England coaching staff.

When on duty in England, former Scotland wing McGuigan will concentrate on the contact area and developing skills and tactics with the back three.

For their successful tour of Argentina and the United States earlier this year, McGuigan and Bath attack coach Lee Blackett were sent abroad.

With Richard Wigglesworth switching to defense, Joe El-Abd working with the forwards, and Richard Wigglesworth taking over the attack role full-time, McGuigan and Blackett are now a part of a rejigged England set-up.

Steve Borthwick, England’s head coach, described Byron as a “intelligent and driven coach with a real desire to improve players.”

He understands the game well both as a coach and an international player. The impact he will have in the fall is something I’m anticipating.

“It was a huge privilege to play for the team this summer,” said McGuigan.

“I’m very appreciative of Sale’s support in allowing me to pursue this opportunity alongside my club position. It’s a fantastic opportunity to continue improving as a coach while supporting both teams.

Although McGuigan’s arrangement was delayed last year because other top-flight clubs rejected his initial proposal to split his time between the national team and Saracens, McGuigan’s appointment was later delayed.

The McGuigan coaching role is seen as a development opportunity without any potential conflict of interest, in contrast to Morrow, who has influence over the treatment of England’s centrally-contracted players and their selection issues.

After seven seasons and more than 100 appearances for Sale, McGuigan retired as a player in 2023, and he only joined them as their defense coach in November.

According to Sale rugby director of rugby, “Byron is a coach who is so recently removed from playing that he can tap into the players’ emotions and understand what they’re feeling.”

Because he hasn’t been at the coal face himself for a while, he can still inspire players’ interest.

His game intelligence, his rugby IQ, and his understanding of defensive shape, especially in the wider channels, are all excellent additions to what he inspires the lads to put their bodies on the line.

McGuigan, who was born in Namibia and raised in South Africa, won ten caps for Scotland, earning three Test tries from his mother.

Ruth Chepngetich, a Kenyan who admitted breaking the anti-doping rules, has been banned for three years.

Following a positive test for hydrochlorothiazide (a prohibited diuretic used frequently as a masking agent), Chepngetich was provisibly suspended in July on March 14.

Chepngetich’s accomplishments, including her world-record two hours, nine minutes, and 56 seconds in Chicago in October 2024, will still be remembered.

The 31-year-old’s sentence was reduced to three years because she admitted to the violations despite the request for a four-year ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

However, Chepngetich’s phone’s evidence, including messages dating back to 2022, indicates “reasonable suspicion that her positive test may have been intentional,” the AIU will continue to look into it.

Chepngetich, the first woman to complete a marathon in less than 2:10 during an interview with the AIU in April, was unable to explain why the test was positive.

Chepngetich’s sample had an estimated concentration of 3,800 ng/mL, compared to the HCTZ’s minimum reporting level of 20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) in urine.

A sample taken from Chepngetich two weeks earlier, on February 28, also revealed HCTZ residues that were below the required reporting level.

The above-mentioned suspicious evidence was presented to Chepngetich at a later interview on July 11th. The AIU had also refuted contamination in the interim.

Chepngetich’s explanation changed on July 31 when she claimed she had taken her housemaid’s medication, which was labeled as being HCTZ, after becoming ill two days before the positive test results.

According to the AIU, there are “serious reservations about the credibility of the new version of events,” and such “recklessness” is regarded as “indirect intent, for which an increased four-year sanction is applicable in the context of the sport’s anti-doping laws.

After Chepngetich admitted breaking the anti-doping rule within the 20-day deadline, an automatic one-year reduction was implemented.

The athlete’s results, awards, titles, appearances, and prize money have been forfeited since March 19th, the three-year ban took effect when Chepngetich accepted a voluntary provisional suspension.

The case, according to AIU Chair David Howman, underscored the idea that “nobody is above the laws.”

This is how the system is supposed to operate, according to Howman, despite the disappointment of those who placed their trust in this athlete.

Ruth Chepngetich, a Kenyan who admitted breaking the anti-doping rules, has been banned for three years.

Following a positive test for hydrochlorothiazide (a prohibited diuretic used frequently as a masking agent), Chepngetich was provisibly suspended in July on March 14.

Chepngetich’s accomplishments, including her world-record two hours, nine minutes, and 56 seconds in Chicago in October 2024, will still be remembered.

The 31-year-old’s sentence was reduced to three years because she admitted to the violations despite the request for a four-year ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

However, Chepngetich’s phone’s evidence, including messages dating back to 2022, indicates “reasonable suspicion that her positive test may have been intentional,” the AIU will continue to look into it.

Chepngetich, the first woman to complete a marathon in less than 2:10 during an interview with the AIU in April, was unable to explain why the test was positive.

Chepngetich’s sample had an estimated concentration of 3,800 ng/mL, compared to the HCTZ’s minimum reporting level of 20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) in urine.

A sample taken from Chepngetich two weeks earlier, on February 28, also revealed HCTZ residues that were below the required reporting level.

The above-mentioned suspicious evidence was presented to Chepngetich at a later interview on July 11th. The AIU had also refuted contamination in the interim.

Chepngetich’s explanation changed on July 31 when she claimed she had taken her housemaid’s medication, which was labeled as being HCTZ, after becoming ill two days before the positive test results.

According to the AIU, there are “serious reservations about the credibility of the new version of events,” and such “recklessness” is regarded as “indirect intent, for which an increased four-year sanction is applicable in the context of the sport’s anti-doping laws.

After Chepngetich admitted breaking the anti-doping rule within the 20-day deadline, an automatic one-year reduction was implemented.

The athlete’s results, awards, titles, appearances, and prize money have been forfeited since March 19th, the three-year ban took effect when Chepngetich accepted a voluntary provisional suspension.

The case, according to AIU Chair David Howman, underscored the idea that “nobody is above the laws.”

This is how the system is supposed to operate, according to Howman, despite the disappointment of those who placed their trust in this athlete.