Craven Week players banned after testing positive for doping
There is great concern over the use of performance-enhancing drugs among teenagers after three Craven Week players were banned due to doping violations.
Three Craven Week players have been slapped with three-year bans for doping violations that occurred during the interprovincial school rugby week last year.
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Two of the players in question are Sifiso Magwaza, who played prop for the Lions, and Khoitsimodimo 'Kamo' Mathibedi, who was a hooker for Free State.
Another player, whose name was redacted because he is a minor, tested positive for 19-norandrosterone and has been banned for three years.
One other Varsity Cup player who earned a three-year ban is Andre Gerber. He played for the Nelson Mandela University team.
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Gerber was notified of his provisional suspension because of the presence of Oxandrolone metabolites on 19 September last year and will return to the game on the same day in 2025.
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