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Aphiwe Dyantyi banned for four years
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 1013526" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>From what I gather of the pressure boys are under in our schools to perform I can fully understand how a doping 'culture' can develop as it goes hand in hand with the pressure-to-perform culture. I very much doubt though that it extends all the way up. The players don't need it and the potential downside is to big so the risk-reward ratio tips towards staying clean as a clearly superior option.</p><p></p><p>The only people high up I can potentially see doping are young fringe players hoping to make the cut into say a CC u21 side or- as in Dyantyi's case- a player who wants to recover from injury in time for a RWC. Steriods would help with the rate of recovery and Dyantyi was touch and go there. My suspiscion is that he probably knew what he was doing. Very sad as he was in red hot form prior to injury. Very talented player who wouldn't need to dope though. I feel in rugby the margins aren't so fine and clear cut as in say Olympic sprinting events where shaving off 0.1 seconds is huge.</p><p></p><p>I feel pity to an extent as I can imagine myself being in his shoes and the pressure he was under to get fit in time. Also, 4 years is big especially for a wing but it does send a message which is the whole point of the exercise I suppose. He was still young enough to accept missing Japan and work towards France. Its not likely that Mapimpi would still be in contention come 2023. His likely rivals for a starting wing spot would likely have been Kolbe and Nkosi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 1013526, member: 39190"] From what I gather of the pressure boys are under in our schools to perform I can fully understand how a doping 'culture' can develop as it goes hand in hand with the pressure-to-perform culture. I very much doubt though that it extends all the way up. The players don't need it and the potential downside is to big so the risk-reward ratio tips towards staying clean as a clearly superior option. The only people high up I can potentially see doping are young fringe players hoping to make the cut into say a CC u21 side or- as in Dyantyi's case- a player who wants to recover from injury in time for a RWC. Steriods would help with the rate of recovery and Dyantyi was touch and go there. My suspiscion is that he probably knew what he was doing. Very sad as he was in red hot form prior to injury. Very talented player who wouldn't need to dope though. I feel in rugby the margins aren't so fine and clear cut as in say Olympic sprinting events where shaving off 0.1 seconds is huge. I feel pity to an extent as I can imagine myself being in his shoes and the pressure he was under to get fit in time. Also, 4 years is big especially for a wing but it does send a message which is the whole point of the exercise I suppose. He was still young enough to accept missing Japan and work towards France. Its not likely that Mapimpi would still be in contention come 2023. His likely rivals for a starting wing spot would likely have been Kolbe and Nkosi. [/QUOTE]
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