Another blow for rugby as Junior Bok prop Kai Pratt fails dope test .. and they just beat NZ U20s in May
Important Excerpts from the article:
In an article published on 2 March, the Telegraph drew a tenuous connection between the Springboks’ two World Cup titles in 2019 and 2023 and a decrease in dope-testing in South Africa.
“The significant drop in testing has coincided with the Springboks becoming the most dominant force in Test rugby, winning back-to-back World Cups in 2019 and 2023,” the article in the Telegraph read.
“South Africa is the nation with the highest number of convicted dopers in rugby with 89 violations in that time, which is around 20 per cent of the entire total worldwide.”
South African rugby, especially at junior level, has seen a regular list of doping violators.
The problem is most visible at schoolboy level, which has produced positive tests almost every year.