{"id":5582,"date":"2026-05-02T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?p=5582"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:56:54","slug":"bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/","title":{"rendered":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of&#8230;.. read more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5583\" src=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consistent forwards in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Tapine, known for his aggressive running style and strong defensive presence, has been a key pillar in the Raiders\u2019 forward pack this season. His ability to break tackles and gain crucial meters in tough situations has made him one of the most respected forwards in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Raiders camp, Tapine is seen as a leader both on and off the field. Coaches have praised his work ethic, discipline, and commitment to improving younger players in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>As Canberra continues its push in the NRL season, Tapine remains central to their plans, providing experience, strength, and stability in the middle of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Fans continue to celebrate his performances, with many calling him one of the toughest props in the modern game.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-5582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canberera-raiders"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"topupsport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"744\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samzuga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samzuga\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samzuga\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066\"},\"headline\":\"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of&#8230;.. read more\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\"},\"wordCount\":170,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Canberera Raiders\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\",\"name\":\"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066\"},\"description\":\"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png\",\"width\":768,\"height\":744},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of&#8230;.. read more\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"topupsport.co.uk\",\"description\":\"24\/7 news update\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066\",\"name\":\"Samzuga\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samzuga\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/samzuga\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport","description":"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport","og_description":"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more","og_url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/","og_site_name":"topupsport","article_published_time":"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":744,"url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Samzuga","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samzuga","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/"},"author":{"name":"Samzuga","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066"},"headline":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of&#8230;.. read more","datePublished":"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/"},"wordCount":170,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","keywords":["Canberera Raiders"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/","url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/","name":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of..... read more - topupsport","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","datePublished":"2026-05-02T09:56:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066"},"description":"Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has once again made headlines in the NRL as one of the most powerful and consiste...read more","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","width":768,"height":744},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/bombshell-announcement-canberra-raiders-prop-forward-joseph-tapine-has-been-banned-3-years-as-he-was-tested-positive-of-read-more\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BOMBSHELL ANNOUNCEMENT: Canberra Raiders prop forward Joseph Tapine has been Banned 3 Years as he was tested positive of&#8230;.. read more"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/","name":"topupsport.co.uk","description":"24\/7 news update","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/766b0cc71512834c25ff7a6b39f53066","name":"Samzuga","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/757522c9ef21f66c7f2ecece490479a473cf4d0f706b4c7588d231924de09fd1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Samzuga"},"url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/samzuga\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/remote.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5584,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5582\/revisions\/5584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}