De Villiers refuses to undergo further tests

TEST prop Pieter De Villiers, dropped from France’s Six Nations team after testing positive for cocaine and ecstasy, has refused to undergo further drugs tests ordered by police on the advice of his lawyer.

De Villiers turned down last week’s police request, arguing his positive control for cocaine and ecstasy would eventually be found null and void.

The South African-born player was dropped from France’s Six Nations team after testing positive for the two drugs in an out-of-competition test on December 18. He hopes to have the test thrown out as his lawyer believes there is no provision under French law to carry out random tests for cocaine and ecstasy unless the sport’s national governing body had asked for such a control.