HAYWARDS Heath player Max Drage has been banned from all sport for four years until January 9, 2024 for steroid abuse.
Drage provided a urine sample in-competition at Haywards Heath’s London 2 South East match on November 16.
The sample returned an adverse analytical finding for S4 hormone and metabolic modulators and S1 anabolic androgenic steroids.
Drage was charged with a breach of World Rugby regulation 21.2.1, “presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers.”
RFU anti-doping manager Stephen Watkins said: “All rugby players are subject to the an...