Dan CarterDan Carter, Joe Rokococo and a third Racing 92 rugby player have been cleared of doping by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) - just in time for Carter to be inducted into the Rugby Players' Association Hall of Fame. Former All Blacks Carter, Rokococo and Racing 92 teammate Juan Imhoff from Argentina were investigated after returning urine samples that contained too much prednisolone, a corticosteroid used as a painkiller. They were cleared by the medical commission of the French Rugby Federation in October 2016 but were summoned again in January to appear before the country's official anti-doping body. Racing 92 announced on Monday that the players' names had been cleared. On Monday Carter was also named as the latest inductee into the Rugby Players' Association Hall of Fame, joining rugby greats such as Jonny Wilkinson and Brian O'Driscoll.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 03, 2017 20:03 UTC