South African rugby star Aphiwe Dyantyi facing suspension after testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.
The 24-year-old wing was named as World Rugby’s breakthrough player of the year in 2018 but is now battling to save his reputation.
He has denied wrongdoing after the failed test which came after he attended a South African training camp last month, where he provided a urine sample to the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport.
His B-sample will now be sent for analysis.
South Africa are due to name their squad for this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan today, although Dyantyi had already been ruled out with a reported hamstring injury.
“I want to deny ever taking any prohibited substance, intentionally or negligently, to enhance my performance on the field,” said Dyantyi in a statement.
“I have never cheated and never will.
“The presence of this prohibited substance in my body has come as a massive shock to me and together with my management team and experts appointed by them, we are doing everything we can to get to the source of this and to prove my innocence.
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