If it is taken on Monday, the body can quickly eliminate traces, ahead of any weekend doping tests.
Bagate said cocaine had “a stimulating, non-inhibiting property”.
And Xavier Bigard, scientific advisor to the French Anti-Doping Agency, added his thoughts, telling AFP: “Cocaine boosts performance by increasing alertness, reactivity and aggressiveness.”
Toulon rugby club owner Mourad Boudjellal also voiced fears the French Top 14 championship had a cocaine problem.
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“It’s only my opinion, but I have the impression that in certain clubs and among many players, coke is very popular,” Boudjellal told AFP.
“We’ve had the alcohol stage, now we’re at another one. We can’t support that. That needs to stop.”
Boudjellal has suspended O’Connor for a week as the controversy plays out.