Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Ryan Forshaw
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample.
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.
Sanction
Three-year ban
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

19-norandrosterone and the following metabolites of metandienone:

  1. 17β-methyl-5β-androst-1-ene-3α,17α-diol (epimetendiol);
  2. 17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-18-nor-androst-1,4,13-trien-3-one;
  3. 6β-hydroxymetandienone;
  4. 17-epimetandienone.
Substance Class

Section S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

Action Taken

Athlete suspended for 3 years from 6 May 2022 to 5 May 2025 inclusive

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD