Corticosteroids may be banned

Corticosteroids may be banned

Corticosteroids, which are used in anti-inflammatory medicines to treat a range of conditions, are allowed out of competition by athletes and permitted in competition by obtaining a therapeutic use exemption.

Last year Carter, along with Racing 92 team-mates Rokocoko and Juan Imhoff, created international headlines when traces of corticosteroids showed up in drugs tests taken by the trio following last season's Top 14 final in Barcelona.