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Tuesday 23 June 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 10:42 am

POSITIVE TEST

By: admindrupal

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WIGAN and England forward Gareth Hock has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine. The 25-year-old second row faces a two-year ban if his B sample is also found to be positive when tested next week. Former Super League Young Player of the Year Hock returned his positive sample following a match against Salford on 5 June. Wigan said they “deplored and condemned” drug use.

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