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Steve Morton/Allsport'We beat WBA 4-1 that Saturday, the whole team came into the dressing room still excited and then the drug testers arrived,' Wright writes in his column for The Sun. 'It’s the first time I’d ever seen them and I panicked inside – I’ve been smoking cannabis, less than 24 hours earlier, and if that test comes back positive that’s it. It is literally all over for me. 'I’m practically paralysed while trying to act unconcerned. The guy says: “Drug test, number nine.” Mark Bright. 'I’m sure he’s going to call my number next, number ten. He calls, “Drug test, number 11.” Phil Barber.'Wright, who promised himself not long after that to never touch marijuana again, suggests someone was 'looking out for' him by ensuring he wouldn't face the drug testers on that day. Read more
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