Rugby League-Castleford sack fullback Hardaker after failed drugs test

ByReuters

Published 21/02/2018 at 16:51 GMT

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Castleford Tigers have sacked fullback Zak Hardaker after he failed a drugs test in the weeks leading up to the Super League Grand Final last year, the club announced on Wednesday.

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Hardaker was provisionally suspended from all competition having failed the test after a Super 8s game between Castleford and Leeds Rhinos on Sept. 8. He missed the chance to represent England in the rugby league World Cup as a result.

"Castleford Tigers can confirm that Zak Hardaker has been dismissed from his contract with the club," Castleford said in a statement on their website (www.castlefordtigers.com).

The statement added that Hardaker awaits the outcome of his case from the UK Anti-Doping organisation and that they would not comment on the matter until the conclusion of the case.

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The RFL did not name the banned substance when they ruled the 26-year-old out of the World Cup squad. Media reports said it was cocaine and Hardaker faces a possible two-year ban. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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