Kiwi duo handed drugs bans in Scotland

Two New Zealanders playing club rugby in Scotland, Justin Matheson and Josh Abraham, have been banned from the game for the maximum two years after testing positive for drugs.

Two New Zealanders playing club rugby in Scotland, Justin Matheson and Josh Abraham, have been banned from the game for the maximum two years after testing positive for drugs.

Matheson, 30, of Stirling County was found with both amphetamine and marijuana in his system following routine UK Sport testing during his side’s match at Edinburgh Academicals Saturday 15 March.

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