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LONDON -- The head of WADAs athlete commission contends the global anti-doping system is not broken and laments that politics surrounding the Russian doping scandal has sown discord in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.Beckie Scott, who chairs the World Anti-Doping Agency athlete committee, urged all sides on Wednesday to put aside their differences and work together to combat an undeniable threat to the integrity of sport today.In an op-ed released by the Montreal-based agency, the former Olympic cross-country skier from Canada noted that WADA has come under intense criticism and scrutiny in the wake of the allegations of state-backed doping in Russia.`Why? Scott said. For successfully fulfilling their mandate and taking the necessary decisions.To be clear, `the system is not broken, she added. If it were, the exposure of systematic and state-controlled doping in Russia by WADA would never have happened.Several IOC members have blasted WADA, accusing the agency of failing to act sooner on the Russian doping problems. They also criticized WADA for releasing investigator Richard McLarens report on systematic Russian doping just weeks before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.McLarens report led WADA to call for the exclusion of the entire Russian team from the Rio Games. The IOC rejected the recommendation, instead asking individual sports federations to determine which Russian athletes could compete.It is unacceptable that when it comes to clean, fair sport, there is a sense of discord when there should be harmony, Scott said. Almost every day someone new from the Olympic family takes to the media with the critical claim that the global anti-doping `system is broken.International Olympic Committee members Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Sergei Bubka and Gerardo Werthein have all issued highly critical assessments of WADA in recent weeks.The issue has become so deeply divisive and conflicted among stakeholders that it seems athletes have another competitor in the ring -- politics, Scott said. Cynicism alone will not win the fight.Scotts comments were released three days before an Olympic summit in Lausanne, Switzerland, that the IOC says will focus on developing a more robust, more efficient and more independent worldwide anti-doping system. IOC President Thomas Bach has called for the entire testing system to be independent from sports organizations.We have to be solution focused and can no longer afford to become subject to the politics, conflicted interests and game-playing that has held us back for so long, Scott said.With WADAs future role and status under scrutiny, Scott said the agency should be given the autonomy to effectively monitor compliance with global anti-doping rules, apply sanctions and serve as the regulatory body for anti-doping efforts around the world.Scott also said WADA needs better funding. The agencys annual budget, covered 50-50 by the Olympic movement and national governments, is about $27 million.We need to ask ourselves, what is the cost? she wrote. What price are we willing to pay for clean, legitimate sport? 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The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has flatly refuted a Wallabies allegation he had a secret meeting with referee Romain Poite before the second Bledisloe Cup Test.The Australian Rugby Union filed an official complaint after Saturdays 29-9 defeat in Wellington, claiming Hansen and Frenchman Poite had met in contravention of World Rugby regulations.Hansen said on Sunday he never met with Poite but did catch up with assistant referee Jaco Peyper, who controlled last weeks first Test in Sydney, at the South Africans request to review several incidents from that match.Im a firm believer that were here to support the referees and help them. Its a difficult game to ref so why wouldnt you have the meeting? Hansen said.(But) we certainly didnt have one with Romain Poite.We dont meet the ref, havent done for about 18 to 24 months, because its just a waste of time.Under World Rugby rules, coaches are permitted to meet with referees before a match, but only if there are representatives from both teams present, or if one side is invited and declines the opportunity.Hansen said it was quite sad the allegation was made aand joked he was shattered by the implications.ddddddddddddUpon arrival back in Sydney, coach Michael Cheika tried to play down the controversy as a footnote for the Wallabies.Its something we want to be heard on and I think for Australia weve got to get ourselves heard on and off the field as much as we can to try and get ourselves more organised, he said.Cheika also blasted Poite post-match for ignoring approaches from captain Stephen Moore to discuss in-game rulings, even claiming referees have preconceived ideas about Australian players.But Hansen - who noted Cheika didnt complain about the refereeing in last years World Cup quarter-final against Scotland, which was decided by a controversial late penalty - suggested that was their fault.I know he was upset the ref didnt talk to Stephen but if I was in their shoes Id be wanting to ask myself what is it were doing thats making him not want to talk to Stephen? Hansen said.The best captains in the world pick their moments. ' ' '