Overview
- Ntlabakanye’s hearing has been set for this week before an independent panel operating under South African Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code.
- He will not train with the Lions during the proceedings and is set to miss Saturday’s Round 14 URC match against the Dragons at Ellis Park.
- SAIDS has charged him with two violations involving anastrozole, classified as a specified substance, and DHEA, classified as an unspecified substance.
- SARU says anastrozole was prescribed by a specialist in early 2025 and taken under a team-appointed doctor’s supervision, while DHEA was disclosed by the player and was not detected in testing.
- Under strict liability he could face a ban of up to four years, though he has continued to play for the Lions and attended a Springbok alignment camp earlier this month.