Ex-Georgia captain Sharikadze gets 11-year ban over urine-swapping scheme

Former Georgia rugby captain Merab Sharikadze has received an 11-year ban for violating anti-doping rules through a urine-swapping scheme. Five of his team-mates have also been handed suspensions of up to six years as part of the same case. The sanctions represent one of the most significant anti-doping crackdowns in Georgian rugby.