6 nations ROUND-UP: Stevens banned after drug test.ENGLAND: Matt Stevens' rugby career lay in tatters tat·ter 1 n. 1. A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred. 2. tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags. tr. & intr.v. last night after he was banned from the game for two years following a positive test for cocaine. The Bath and England prop pleaded guilty at a European Rugby Cup Ltd disciplinary hearing in Glasgow and he will be suspended from the sport until January 18, 2011. There will be no appeal. Stevens, 26, accepted the verdict with an apology to all those he had left down and a vow that he would return to rugby having learned a hard lesson. A spokesperson for Stevens said: "Matt accepts full responsibility for his actions. "He would like to again apologise v. 1. same as apologize. Verb 1. apologise - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" to everyone that has been involved in his career at Bath and England, his team-mates and rugby fans for letting them down." England manager Martin Johnson For other people named Martin Johnson, see Martin Johnson (disambiguation) Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born March 9, 1970) is a former England rugby union player and captain. said: "I have said all through this episode that there is no place in sport or society for illegal drug use." |
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