Former Lions team doctor Rob Collins, the man who allegedly approved Asenathi Ntlabakanye to use medication containing banned substances, reportedly refused to testify in the Springboks front-row’s doping trial.
In August 2025, Ntlabakanye was found to have returned an ‘adverse analytical finding’ following a drugs Test before he was formerly charged in September.
The hearing was held earlier this year and this month the independent panel decided to impose an 18-month suspension on the tighthead prop, starting from May 13, 2026.
Ruled out of the 2027 Rugby World Cup
The ban ends on November 13, 2027 which is the day
