"I just wasn't big enough" Carlo del Fava on PED's, doping in Rugby and Grobler: OTBAM

2,578 views · Published 19 January 2018 · 30:18 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: Off The Ball · 2018 · Sports

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OTB AM speaks to Carlo Del Fava, the South African who served a ban for using steroids early in his career and went on to represent Ulster.

He opened up about:
■ His decision to take drugs, the impact they had on his body
■ Getting caught
■ Living with the stigma of being a doper
■ The lessons that should be learned from his story.

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