Inside the judgement that shook local rugby :: Mmegi Online

In 2015, rugby was thrown into shock after two players; Emmanuel Ntshiwe and Lesedi Cherry tested positive to a banned substance during Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers in Johannesburg, South Africa. While the two were found guilty, the judgement has remained away from the public eye. Staff Writer, CALISTUS KOLANTSHO got hold of the document, which details World Rugby Board (WRB) judicial committee’s findings on the matter

Ntshiwe and Cherry appeared before the WRB judicial committee accompanied by their coach, Sean Irish in April 2016. The players were alleged to have committed separate anti-doping rule violations as a result of analytical findings for the presence of the specified substance oxilofrine (methylsynephrine). Officers from the South Africa Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS) took urine samples from the two players.

The samples were sent to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Lausanne, Switzerland. Separate analysis of each sample revealed the presence of oxilofrine.

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