Chiliboy Ralepelle (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Former Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle was banned for eight years in June after an anabolic steroid, Zeranol, was found in his system last year.The former Sharks player claims, in a 16-page appeal document, the doping control officer (DCO) who took his sample made multiple errors that could…
The former Springbok hooker claims there were strings of procedural discrepancies that might have compromised his sample, which came back positive for an anabolic steroid.He said the doping control officer kept athlete samples in his home and that SA Institute for Drug-free Sport wanted to "save costs" in the process.Key to his defence is an…
Chiliboy Ralepelle (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images) Chiliboy Ralepelle was found guilty by an independent tribunal of taking banned anabolic agent Zenarol, the SA Institute for Drug-free Sport revealed on Wednesday. It was the Springbok's third adverse dope finding in his career, although he was proven to hold no culpability in his first case in…
Chiliboy Ralepelle of the Sharks Ralepelle’s lawyer Hendrik Hugo believes there are grounds to appeal the eight-year ban handed to his client by SAIDS on Wednesday.The Springbok hooker tested positive for the banned anabolic agent Zeranol during an out of competition test while at the Sharks last year.The result is his third adverse dope finding…
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