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Aphiwe Dyantyi scores for the Lions in a Super Rugby match against the Stormers in Johannesburg in 2019.
The career of 26-year-old former Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi is in tatters after he was suspended for four years by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sports (SAIDS), according to a report from South Africa.
Dyantyi was the 2018 World Rugby Revelation Player of the Year and scored against the All Blacks in Wellington, but tested positive for three banned substances following a national training camp in 2019.
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Aphiwe Dyantyi celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby Championship match between the All Blacks and the Springboks in Wellington in 2018.
His hearing was finally held last month and the newspaper Relationship He said SAIDS had informed Dyanti that it would be banned until August 12, 2023, and that an official announcement would be made on Monday.
“The decision does not make sense,” said Dyantyi’s agent, Gert van der Merwe. Relationship. “I have yet to read the full decision.
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“My legal team and I plan to review the decision next week and will decide whether to appeal.
I cannot give more details, as the case has not yet been finalized. If it were up to me, we would definitely appeal. The problem is that it has associated costs.
‘Aphiwe has not received a salary for the last 18 months and we are trying to see what we can do.
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Aphiwe Dyantyi in action for the Barbarians against Argentina at Twickenham in 2018.
“I think the decision is wrong. Aphiwe we can’t believe it. We were starting to prepare to play again.
Relationship reported that Dyantyi’s defense was based on a claim that he drank from a friend’s bottle during a gym session in late June 2019, two days before a urine test revealed the presence of banned substances.
South African rugby has been affected by a series of drug scandals, with former Springboks prostitute Chiliboy Ralepelle hit by a massive eight-year drug ban in July, losing an appeal to overturn the suspension last month.
After bursting onto the scene in 2018, Dyantyi looked set for a long Springbok career due to his pace and punching power.
Had he been cleared, Dyantyi would have had the opportunity to make the Springboks team to face the British and Irish Lions next year.
Instead, its ban is another black eye for rugby after news broke this week that a group of former players will take legal action against World Rugby, Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union for brain injuries they say are related to concussions. suffered during their careers.
Former All Black Neemia Tialata has also vowed to join that legal action.
