Rugby players receive drugs bans

Two Bridgend players have tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine and been banned from rugby for two years.

Richard Radford and Gareth Williams were sentenced by a Welsh Rugby Union Regulatory Committee after admitting to breaking anti-doping rules.

The pair were tested by UK Sport after their game with Llandovery on 29 March.

"The WRU has a robust anti-doping policy and this is evidence that the system is working," a statement said.

Winger Redford and back-rower Williams were tested after Bridgend's 10-3 defeat at Llandovery.

The WRU statement added: "The taking of prohibited substances has no place in Wales' national game and is universally condemned throughout British sport.

"Both players have been given the mandatory ban for the offence."