Graeme Steel, the chief executive of Drug Free Sport New Zealand, has read a translation of the L'Equipe story and remains unsure how we have got to this point. The French newspaper is claiming there are "anomalies" in surprise drug tests undertaken by former All Blacks Carter and Rokocoko on the eve of this year's France Top 14 final. Steel would also question why a 'positive' test for a corticosteroid on the eve of a match would have any relevance. A treatment like cortisone, which it is probable Carter and Rokocoko were prescribed after recovering from calf and knee injuries respectively, is not prohibited out of competition. "You only look for it in an in-competition test," Steel said.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 07, 2016 01:30 UTC