Ntlabakanye ruled out of World Cup following doping ban
Springboks and Lions prop, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, has been handed an 18-month bad for breaching anti-doping rules - a ruling that will rule him out of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Ntlabakanye, tested positive for the banned substance dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in 2025 and continued playing while the matter was under investigation. The 27-year-old "self-declared" use DHEA, believing it was permitted. However, after being charged by the South African Institute for Drug-Free […]
