South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones said on Monday he backed Asenathi Ntlabakanye after the prop was called up to the squad for the first time since testing positive for a non-performance enhancing substance in August.
Adverse finding
The Lions’ Ntlabakanye, 26, was ruled out of the Springboks’ tour of New Zealand in September after returning an adverse finding and has replaced the injured Ox Nche in the set-up before Saturday’s Test against France in Paris.
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The two-time Test front-rower is eligible to play, with his anti-doping hearing set for December and the