Stevens to leave Bath

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Stevens was last month banned from all rugby until January 18, 2011 after testing positive for cocaine. The 26-year-old revealed in an interview with the Times he was leaving the Guinness Premiership club before he was sacked.

"I have to do the honourable thing," Stevens said. "I am quitting before they sack me. I want to spare the club who have been so good to me."

He added: "I can't thank the coaches enough for the support they have shown me, and the players. Everyone has been magnificent. Again I can only say how sorry I am at letting people down."

The South Africa-born prop was selected at random to provide a urine sample following Bath's Heineken Cup win over Glasgow on December 14 last year - only a fortnight after winning the last of his 32 England caps.

The ban covers all levels of rugby, including playing, coaching and even promoting the sport.

Stevens, who is due at an internal hearing with Bath, felt the pressure of professional sport contributed to his cocaine addiction.

"I won't get into personal matters," he added. "A lot of people don't understand how much pressure there is on professional sportsmen. I am not making excuses as there are hundreds of professionals in the world who deal with it well. I wasn't one of them."