Drug Free Sport NZ announced in a statement this morning Waikato Mana’s Evaan Reihana had been banned for three months after testing positive for the drug following a match in October.
Reihana is the son of two-Test All Black Bruce Reihana.
“Mr Reihana attributed his positive test to recreational use of cocaine the night before the game to cope with some distressing personal news,” DFSNZ said.
“Drug Free Sport New Zealand accepted that the cocaine was taken out-of-competition and was not intended to give Mr Reihana a sporting advantage.”
Cocaine is prohibited in sport under the Substances of Abuse category. Rules under this category acknowledge that some substances are abused outside of sport and allow athletes to serve a reduced ban where the substance was used out of competition, and the use was not related to sporting performance.
Reihana’s three-month sanction will end in March 2024.
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