Former Blue Bulls prop Deon Botes has been handed a four-year ban by SAIDS after testing positive for the prohibited anabolic steroid during the 2025 U18 Craven Week. Image: Instagram @affies_1920_Former South African Schools prop Deon Botes has been handed a four-year ban by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) after testing positive for the prohibited anabolic steroid nandrolone during the 2025 U18 Craven Week. READ | UK publication again implies Springboks have a doping problemADVERTISEMENTPositive test at Craven WeekBotes, who matriculated from Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in 2025, was tested in competition while representing the Blue Bulls at the U18 Craven Week tournament in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, on 7 July 2025. Botes later represented the SA Schools ‘A’ team during the U18 International Series before the positive test result emerged. He also acknowledged he may have travelled to Craven Week with a pillbox containing the capsules and consumed them in the days leading up to his doping test.