Case of cocaine dealing against Lions rugby player, Rayno Benjamin, was yesterday postponed

Case of cocaine dealing against Lions rugby player, Rayno Benjamin, was yesterday postponed in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court.The left winger was arrested with three other people, included his compatriot at the Lions, Earl Rose, at a flat in Randburg earlier this year. Rose was never charged, according to Superintendent Eugene Opperman. Opperman dismissed media reports suggesting he said two rugby players were to appear in court yesterday. But he did confirm the cocaine charge.
Yesterday the lawyer representing the accused, Boela Van der Merwe, said the case against Benjamin was remanded for a written representation to be submitted to the senior prosecutor.The Lion’s spokesman maintained yesterday they believed the drug had been planted. “After these allegations surfaced early this year, we then appointed our lawyers to look into the matter and they came back to us with a report that showed nothing to it. “We also do random drug testing on all our players... and the tests have never indicated any of our players using drugs,” said Manie Reyneke.