Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Caine Rees-Jones
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 of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
Sanction
Three-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance
Exogenous origin of testosterone and the following Metabolites:
a) 5α-androstane-3α, 17β-diol (‘5aAdiol’);
b) 5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol (‘5βAdiol’);
c) Androsterone; and
d) Etiocholanolone
Substance Class
Section 1.1 of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List as an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid when administered exogenously.
Action Taken
Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three years from 18 June 2024 to 17 June 2027 inclusive.