Stephen Hihetah | |
Birth Place: | Brent, London, England |
Birth Date: | 1991 9, df=yes |
Weight: | 92kg (203lb) |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Clubyears: | 2010-2012 2012 2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2016-2017 2017-2019 |
Ru Proclubs: | London Scottish → Barking Blackheath Barking CSM Baia Mare Yorkshire Carnegie Rosslyn Park FC Hull RUFC |
Ru Nationalteam: | Romania |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2013–2015 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 5 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Repsevenscomp1: | 4 |
Repsevensyears1: | 2017-2019 |
Repsevensteam1: | Romania 7`s |
Stephen "Fane" Hihetah (born 23 September 1991), is an English born Romanian rugby union player who plays as a winger for National League 2 North club Hull RUFC and the Romania national rugby 7`s team.
Born in London Borough of Brent, England to a Romanian mother and Ghanaian father,[1] Hihetah made his debut for Romania on 16 June 2013 against Italy A,[2] in a 26-13 win that decided the 2013 IRB Nations Cup title. He holds dual nationality with Romania and England.
In December 2019, he was banned from all sport for four years – from 12 June 2019 until 11 June 2023 after failing a drugs test. Hihetah was initially charged with a breach of World Rugby regulation 21.2.1: “Presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers in a player’s sample.”. Hihetah provided a urine sample following a training session on 21 February 2019, which were positive for the prohibited substances Stanozolol metabolites, Metandienone metabolite and Tamoxifen metabolite.[3]