Auckland club cricketer Tayden Smit banned after steroid parcel sent to Howick Woolworths
Auckland club cricketer Tayden Smit has been banned for four years by the Sports Tribunal for possessing and attempting to use the banned anabolic steroid Dianabol. Smit claimed the substance was ordered years ago for personal gym goals, but the tribunal rejected his explanation.
Why it matters
The case underscores the strict enforcement of anti-doping regulations in amateur sports and the consequences of prohibited substance use.
An East Auckland club cricketer has been banned for four years after violating anti-doping rules.
In a just-released decision, the Sports Tribunal has found against recreational sportsman Tayden Smit after he was found to possess and attempted to use a prohibited substance.
The tribunal said last December that the New Zealand Customs Service intercepted a parcel addressed to the recreational sportsman which contained Methandienone, commonly known as Dianabol, which is an anabolic steroid banned at all times under the sport’s anti-doping rule.
The parcel was being sent to the Howick Woolworths, with Customs finding one sachet containing 100 50mg tablets of the steroid inside.
Dianabol was banned in all sport at all times under the World Anti-Doping Agency’s 2025 Prohibited List, with no approved medical use in New Zealand. In a doping context, it reduces body fat and increases muscle mass.
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