England prop Stevens fails doping test

England prop Matt Stevens has failed a doping test, the Rugby Football Union said in a statement. The Bath player has been suspended from all competition immediately. "The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has been made aware by European Rugby Cup (Ltd) of...

England prop Matt Stevens has failed a doping test, the Rugby Football Union said in a statement. The Bath player has been suspended from all competition immediately.

"The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has been made aware by European Rugby Cup (Ltd) of the positive doping test given by Matt Stevens following the Heineken Cup match against Glasgow Warriors in December 2008," an RFU statement said.

Stevens has been removed from England's Elite Player Squad and will not travel with the team to a training camp in Portugal on Sunday.

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