The Springboks have needed to deal with drama round Elton Jantjies and now this – stunning reports of gamers apparently testing constructive for cocaine!
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SA Rugby has had their work reduce out for them this week.
First, Jantjies was all around the media after reports emerged stating that he had an affair with the Bok dietician, Zeenat Simjee. Now, this story appears to be overshadowed by one of the crucial stunning and explosive reports in Bok historical past. Claiming drug abuse in the Bok camp.
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Rapport, the identical publication that broke the stunning Jantjies story is making headlines but once more. Far extra excessive headlines this time round.
According to SARugbyMagazine, the Rapport is able to publish a narrative alleging that a number of Bok stars have examined constructive for using Cocaine. However, SA Rugby is fast to close out these claims. In truth, they’re taking these claims so significantly that they’re looking for a authorized interdict to close down the story altogether.
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According to SA Rugby, these claims don’t have any basis in anyway. Therefore, there isn’t a truth and this story shouldn’t be printed.
Such claims can tarnish the careers and reputations of the Bok gamers, reaching a world viewers. They are sensationalist, excessive and with out truth. If they’re nonetheless printed by Rapport then they could have an unbelievable authorized case on their arms.
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Even the current Jantjies story resulted in Simjee denying these claims utterly, as reported by The South African.
SA Rugby has responded professionally, calmly and effectively to those stunning claims.
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SA RUGBY’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
SA Rugby is conscious that unsubstantiated allegations of failed exams for leisure medication by Springbok gamers are circulating amongst members of the media.
Disappointingly, these allegations have already appeared on-line regardless of the absence of any proof to help them.
SA Rugby has persistently suggested all inquiring media that no such reports have been acquired by SA Rugby or any participant from the one authority permitted to carry out such exams, the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport. SA Rugby doesn’t conduct its personal exams.
Despite the absence of any such reports, gamers and administration in Argentina have been contacted to “tell their story”, distracting and destabilizing your complete camp in the build-up in the present day’s Test in opposition to Argentina in Buenos Aires.
SA Rugby needs to repeat that it has no proof of any antagonistic analytical findings for any sort of drug – be it efficiency enhancing or leisure – by Springbok gamers and regards the publication or the risk to publish such allegations as a deliberate try and sabotage the group’s preparations.
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Jacques Nienaber, Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks must put all this off-field drama apart as they goal to push New Zealand for the Rugby Championship title. The Boks will want a minimal of two bonus level victories back-to-back in opposition to Argentina and a considerable factors differential in each matches.
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