Matt Stevens on why he took cocaine
England and Bath prop Matt Stevens believes he can return to rugby a better player once he has completed a two-year ban for testing positive for cocaine.
In his first broadcast interview since his ban he told 5 live's Matt Dawson that he turned to drugs and drink as an escape from the pressure of professional rugby.
You can hear the full interview during 5 live Sport from 7pm tonight.
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I think it's shocking that such a promising player is going to miss possibly the peak of his career because of some bad decisions in his personal life. He was clearly under a lot of pressure, just as clearly he's contrite and knows he's made a mistake...ruining his career is a huge injustice.
Sports governing bodies need to realise they're not moral stewards of society at large. We already have enough of those, thanks very much.
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