Former Wigan prop Gabe Hamlin has been given a two-year ban after testing positive for cocaine he claims was passed on by a kiss. The 23-year-old former South Sydney forward was suspended by the Rugby Football League last April after being charged with a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) violation and subsequently returned to his native Australia to be with his family. BAN | Rugby League player, Gabriel Hamlin, has been suspended from all sport for a period of two years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Full judgement 👉 https://t.co/IQTCnGDDH0 pic.twitter.com/cSLiJ08GSB — UK Anti-Doping (@ukantidoping) February 3, 2020“Mr Hamlin indicates that he and the woman kissed during the course of the evening from around 10:30pm. “This case is another example of a metabolite of cocaine resulting in an athlete receiving a ban from sport.

Source: Express February 03, 2020 18:22 UTC