Sea Eagles coy about calf's blood claims
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Manly Sea Eagles forward Anthony Watmough has scoffed at suggestions his club is considering using calves' blood to boost endurance among players.
Media reports today suggest the Manly club was planning to inject its players with Actovegin in the lead-up to the finals.
Actovegin is commonly used to help soft tissue injuries and improves blood circulation.
But Watmough says the claims are a joke.
"Who wants to put calves' blood in their body?" he said.
"I think it's someone just starting some vicious rumours. I don't think anyone's that silly."
But Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler says the club will not discuss whether it is considering using Actovegin.
Hasler says his club does not break any rules in its bid to get the most from its players.
"What we do with science, what we do with testing, what we do in those other areas is strictly our business and will remain our business," he said.
"This club stays strictly within the guidelines set down by WADA and the NRL.
"We haven't been to East Germany and got leftover blood from 1976, brought it back and injected it back into the players."
