Rugby-Force to support flanker Koteka after doping ban

(Reuters) - Western Force staff say they will rally round Kane Koteka following the flanker's doping ban that has ruled him out of a return to Super Rugby Pacific this year.

Koteka, who did not play last season, was handed an 18-month doping ban this week, backdated to February last year, after returning a positive out-of-competition test result for Ostarine, a banned substance sometimes found in sports supplements, in December 2022.