# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the decision not to include Asenathi Ntlabakanye in the squad for the two-Test tour of New Zealand was to protect him. The 26-year-old tested positive for a banned non-performance substance, which SA Rugby confirmed he was prescribed by a sports doctor to address a health issue. Erasmus says if Ntlabakanye were on tour, many questions would’ve been directed at him, and that could’ve taken away his focus for the game ahead.
Rugby: Erasmus says Ntlabakanye’s omission was not about punishment but protection