Aphiwe dyantyi
Four-year doping ban for Springbok Dyantyi confirmed
The 26-year-old winger from Johannesburg franchise the Lions tested positive for metandienone, methyltestosterone and LGD-4033 while attending a Springbok camp...
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In August, the Springbok and Lions winger Aphiwe Dyantyi was charged for testing positive for multiple anabolic steroids and metabolites.
SAIDS CEO Khalid Galant confirmed to EWN Sport that the 25-year-old will look to challenge the charge but no hearing date has been set yet.
The 25-year-old tested positive for ‘multiple anabolic steroids and metabolites’ and faces up to four years out of the game because of the offence.
Springboks and Lions winger Aphiwe Dyantyi faces a four-year ban after he tested positive for steroids.
SAIDS informed Aphiwe Dyantyi that an adverse analytical finding had been detected in a sample collected from him in a doping test on 2 July 2019 after a test was conducted by the National Anti-Doping Regulations.
Dyantyi has requested that a 'B' sample be tested after he had a urine sample return positive for a banned substance on 14 August by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport.
The injury has ruled Dyantyi out of the start of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby Championship campaign, which kicks off at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg against Australia on Saturday.
Cato Louw chats to Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyantyi after he joined a skills exchange programme with the Michigan State University college football team in Cape Town.
Cato Louw chats to Springbok winger Aphiwe Dyanti after he joined a skills exchange programme with the Michigan State University college football team in Cape Town.
Springbok star winger Aphiwe Dyantyi won World Rugby’s breakthrough player of the year award at the awards ceremony in Monaco on Sunday evening.
The 24-year-old is one of three candidates for the award, alongside Ireland’s Jordan Larmour and New Zealand’s Karl Tu’inukuafe.
Both men have been medically cleared for the daunting trip to Christchurch and will hope that they can contribute to the Lions bid to win a Super Rugby title in their third consecutive attempt.
The Lions will start their tour with a game against the Waratahs at the Allianz Stadium, before moving to Suncorp Stadium where they tackle the Reds.