Manawatu Turbos pro Tuki Raimona loses his doping contract

Manawatū Turbos pro Tuki Raimona Tung Raimona was fired by the Manawatū Rugby Union after he was banned from the sport for a doping offense.

Raimona, who played two seasons for the Turbos of Manawatū, was one of three New Zealand rugby players who were banned from two years for such offenses after charges were laid by Drug Free Sport New Zealand

Brandyn Laursen and Lionel Skipwith were also banned.

Raimona was contracted for this year, but Manawatū CEO Shannon Paku said the pillar was no longer in place.

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"It is essential Raimona has not been sighted at Manawatū this year and Paku had not even met him.

Raimona had received prior training on banned substances from Drug Free. Sport NZ before it was used, possessed or attempted to use the Dianabol steroid in 2015.

He believed that he was no longer bound by anti-doping regulations because he had stopped playing rugby in 2014, at Following an injury, 19659007] Because he returned to the sport, he was found to have violated the anti-doping rules in retrospect.He was banned for two years, as of May 28, 2017 – the antedate was backdated

Former New Zealand player under 20 and Southland, Raimona arrived in Manawatu at the end of 2015 and was played for the development XV.The Turbos the following year

He played seven games in 2016 and 10 last year, mainly as a substitute.

He also moved from the Old Boys-Marist Club to Old Boys College last year

. In February 2014, he underwent surgery to correct a pelvic problem, then forged a doctor's signature and submitted a prescription form to an Invercargill pharmacy for medications.

He later admitted that he was addicted to painkillers and sedatives and was sentenced to house arrest.

He went to Taranaki later that year, but broke his jaw at the rugby club before returning to Southland. "They do a very good job, New Zealand rugby, they provide a lot of support for players to know what's safe, what you can not do.

In January, Manawatū's rugby player Rhys Pedersen was banned for 21 months for purchasing clenbuterol, a banned substance.

His suspension was backdated to January 1, 2017.

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