South Africans are quick to pick a side in doping cases but each case, even Chiliboy Ralepelle's third, deserves to be treated on its merits. For instance, this third case involving Springbok hooker Ralepelle, who was banned for eight years this week for testing positive for banned anabolic agent Zeranol. Article 7 of the SAIDS Doping Rules states: " If irregularities are reasonably considered to undermine the validity of the Adverse Analytical Finding, SAIDS shall declare the test result void." Mind you, the report states that Mamabolo was coerced into pleading guilty right at the beginning of his case. Meanwhile, he and other athletes should use Ralepelle's case as casual studying for his defence and to avoid future pitfalls.

Source: News 24 July 03, 2020 14:03 UTC