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Chiliboy Ralepelle (Photo by Steve Haag / Gallo Images)
- Springbok hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has lost his appeal against an eight-year doping ban.
- The 34-year-old tested positive for the anabolic steroid Zenarol in January 2019.
- The ban dates from January 17, 2019 for eight years, but effectively ends Ralepelle’s playing career.
Whore springbok Chiliboy Ralepelle has lost its appeal against an eight-year doping ban, it was confirmed Thursday.
The 34-year-old tested positive for the anabolic steroid Zenarol in January 2019 during a Sharks training session and, as a result of being his second offense regarding the use of banned substances, was suspended for eight years.
In July this year, Ralepelle confirmed that it would appeal the decision, alleging that due process was not followed in the collection and analysis of the samples.
Now, four months later, that appeal process is over and the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) confirmed in a statement Thursday that the original decision had been confirmed.
Ralepelle’s eight-year suspension remains in place, effectively ending any slim chance he had of returning to the field again.
“The athlete contested the doping charges in front of an Independent Doping Hearing Panel. This panel found the athlete guilty of the doping offense and noted that it was their second doping offense in a 10-year period. based on the framework sanction in the World Anti-Doping Code that gave them the jurisdiction to issue an eight-year prohibition of the sport “, the SAIDS statement, confirmed by CEO Khalid Galant, read.
“The athlete filed an appeal against prohibition and also against the drug control process to which he was subjected.
“An Independent Appeal Panel heard the grounds for the appeal. The Appeal Panel found that the panel that heard the hearing, in the first instance, had not erred in its application of the sanction framework in the World Anti-Doping Code.
“The Appeal Panel, therefore, upheld the original eight-year sanction. Mr. Ralepelle’s ban on sport dates back to January 17, 2019 for eight years.”
The statement concluded that if Ralepelle wanted to challenge the ruling further, his next action should be to consult the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.
Ralepelle played 25 events for the Springboks between 2006-2018.
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
