It then emerged that Jantjies’s World Cup-winning team-mate, Nkosi, had failed a World Rugby drugs test in May of 2024 and, by September, had admitted doping and was banned for three years.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Last August, South Africa’s rugby union confirmed prop Ntlabakanye had failed a drugs test in a statement proclaiming his innocence over a “non-performance-enhancing substance”. It said the substance “was prescribed by a specialist physician in early 2025 for medical reasons and taken with the approval and the supervision of a doctor specifically appointed to manage the medical affairs of professional rugby players”. Asenathi Ntlabakanye has a hearing this month...
