Rugby players also guilty????? SURELY NOT

[Sarge]

Hi,

I am not happy that it has happend, but it is good to see that it is not only cyclists that land up in the s#?t through substance abuse.

Regards

Sarge

[Wayne Potgieter]

CARE OF "EYE WITNESS NEWS" As Springboks Bjorn Basson and Chiliboy Ralepelle head home, Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts on Monday said it was highly possible the two players took the medicine containing a banned substance by mistake.

 

 

 

The two were chosen for random drug-testing ahead of the November 6 test match against Ireland and tested positive for the drug methylhexaneamine. Roberts said both players were taking the medication for flu.

 

He said the stimulant can be found in a number of products such as supplements.

 

 

 

“It can come from a number of sources, it is actually quite a troublesome stimulant, methylhexaneamine, and there are many sources. At this stage we are looking into where it possibly came from,” said Roberts.

 

 

 

Roberts said the stimulant is on the prohibited substance list of the World Doping Agency but it is going to be reclassified as a "specified stimulant" in January.

Edited November 16, 2010 by Wayne_Potgieter2

[Harry Potter]

Div now whants all the boks tested

[Tumbleweed]

These dudes get tested hectically!!!!!!!!!!!! "Chilliboy alone has been tested three times this year."

[Myra]

Yay! Its about time this happened.

[Squier]

I'm now waiting for the contaminated mash potatoes excuse

[Sammajoor]

I'm now waiting for the contaminated mash potatoes excuse

 

They are actually going with the age old excuse of " it's something we drank" good luck to them.

[Slave]

A bit too much Spanish steak?

[Bman]

They are actually going with the age old excuse of " it's something we drank" good luck to them.

well in this case i hope they get caught out if they guilty!!

[urbanroyal]

a mis-steak hey.... maybe its time to educate... educate...lol

[Wil6]

Gee nie om of Chiliboy skuldig is of nie,hy hoort nie in die span in die eerste plek nie!!Nou gee dit kans vir 'n speler soos Adriaan Strauss om sy plek in te neem :clap:

[Cassie]

OK OK...besides chilliboy being k@k....

 

just how much "stimulant" are we talking about?? I mean...could it not possibly be trace amounts that could really have come from the use of a nasal spray??

 

I mean, just how much is too much? Do they only test for the presentce of said substances? or the relative amounts as well?

 

Just how much nasal spray do one need to use to have an advantage over one's opponents?

 

I'd say - let's look at the dude's pharmacy bill...if he has spend R1000's on nasal spray he is guilty!! If he really only had the sniffles...then what?

 

So, it boils down to quantity in my opinion...

Edited November 16, 2010 by Cassie

[pastapouch]

Two players, selected at random for testing, both positive, and had so called flu.

[Bbox]

A bit too much Spanish Blue Bull steak?

 

Fixed it

[Capricorn]

and i see Not_so_hot_Chilli Boy is earmarked as the future black captain of the springboks. That kinda headline timing can't be coincidental.

[Nettie R]

The excuse of 'It was in my medicine', is lame.

They're professional athletes. It's their job to find out what medicine contains which substance before taking it.