Stephen Hihetah Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby: România -Italia A, în finala IRB Nations Cup 2013. Realitatea TV. 16 June 2013. Romanian.
  2. Web site: From Bournemouth to Bucharest for Hihetah. International Rugby Board. 14 June 2013.
  3. Web site: TRIPLE-WHAMMY FOR DOPED-UP PLAYER. Rugby365.com. 18 December 2019.