Rugby league player Xerri tests positive for steroids

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian rugby league player Bronson Xerri has tested positive for banned steroids and was suspended by the National Rugby League on Tuesday, two days before the season gets back underway following the COVID-19 shutdown.

The promising teenager, who plays at left centre for the Cronulla Sharks, failed an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) test on Nov. 25 last year, the league said in a statement.