(Reuters) - Relieved All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu is keen to plunge back into the fray of competitive rugby after suffering a doping scare, even as authorities investigate the botched testing process that left him sleepless and under stress.
The 24-year-old was sent home from the All Blacks' season-ending northern hemisphere tour last November after testing positive for an unspecified banned substance.
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