Doping-New Zealand women's rugby sevens player gets two-year ban

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Doping-New Zealand women's rugby sevens player gets two-year ban

New Zealand women's rugby sevens player Lavinia Gould has been suspended for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament in Dubai last year, the New Zealand Rugby Union said on Friday. Traces of the drug were found in a dietary supplement Gould had been taking during the international tournament and her case was a cautionary tale for other athletes, the NZRU said. "But there is a real lesson here for all players even when taking a supplement containing a stimulant which is only banned in competition, they must take care as the consequences for their playing career can be severe." Women's rugby sevens will make its Olympic debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro and New Zealand are among the early favourites to take gold.

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