Philip Browne: Gerbrandt Grobler deserves second chance, but we will review recruitment policy

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has defended the federation’s decision to recruit Gerbrandt Grobler, the Munster lock who served a two-year ban for doping.

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has defended the federation’s decision to recruit Gerbrandt Grobler, the Munster lock who served a two-year ban for doping.

Browne believes the South African, suspended in 2014 after testing positive for steroids, made a ‘poor decision’ as a 21-year-old, but deserves a second chance.