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Controversial French rugby coach Bernard Laporte is casting doubt on just how drug free New Zealand and England will be at next month's World Cup.
Laporte claims France has tight doping rules but he can not be sure about players in New Zealand or England.
In an interview with France's Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Laporte said: "There is regular medical monitoring in France. The player cannot dope himself. Well he can, but he will be caught. But what is happening in New Zealand or England? You cannot be sure of anything."
Laporte called for testing at international matches to go further than just urine samples.
England is angrily refuting the French claims, saying it is the only union with a full time doping officer.
- NZ HERALD STAFF, NEWSTALK ZB
