Sanctions

ADRVs

Sanction Under the World Anti-Doping Code all Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) must be published. All international Athlete Support Personnel currently serving, or who have served a ban over the last six years, can be found in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Association List.

Redacted sanctions listed on the UKAD website refer to ADRVs in which the Athlete / ASP has served the sanction imposed (i.e. a four-year ban) and is now eligible to participate in sport.

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Name	National Governing Body	Sanction
Adam Hoskins	WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 03/01/2020 Start date of Sanction 03/01/2020 End Date of Sanction 02/01/2022 Competitor Violator Adam Hoskins Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision adam_hoskins_-_ukad_issued_decision.pdf Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Substance Class Section 6(a) \| Non-Specified Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
Adrian Canaveral	British Weightlifting	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 19/09/2018 Start date of Sanction 09/10/2020 End Date of Sanction 08/10/2028 Competitor Violator Adrian Canaveral Rule Violated Rule Violated 2.3 \| Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection Sanction Eight-year ban Decision adrian_canaveral_issued_decision.pdf Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting Action Taken Eight-year ban
Adrian Steven-Canaveral	BWLA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 22/09/2016 Start date of Sanction 09/10/2016 End Date of Sanction 08/10/2020 Competitor Violator Adrian Steven-Canaveral Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision UKAD vs Adrian Canaveral Sport Weightlifting NGB BWLA Substance Stanozolol-N-glucuronide 19-norandrosterone Clomiphene Tamoxifen metabolite 19 Norandrosterone MHA Clomiphene Tamoxifen metabolite Action Taken Four-year ban
Alfredie (AJ) Roberts	BE	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/05/2019 Start date of Sanction 19/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 18/05/2021 Competitor Violator Alfredie (AJ) Roberts Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision alfredie_aj_roberts_issued_decision.pdf 2020 Sport Basketball NGB BE Substance Cannabis metabolite carboxy-THC Substance Class S8 Cannabinoids Action Taken Athlete suspended for 2 years from 19 May 2019 to 18 May 2021 inclusive
Andrew Acton	SRU	Three-years and nine month ban
Date of Violation 10/08/2017 Start date of Sanction 08/09/2017 End Date of Sanction 07/06/2021 Competitor Violator Andrew Acton Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-years and nine month ban Decision UKAD vs Andrew Acton Sport Rugby Union NGB SRU Substance Stanozolol -N-Glucuronide (metabolite of Stanozolol) Action Taken Three-years and nine month ban
Andrew Quarry	RFU	Twelve-year ban
Date of Violation 21/06/2013 Start date of Sanction 21/06/2013 End Date of Sanction 20/06/2025 Competitor Violator Andrew Quarry Rule Violated Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking Sanction Twelve-year ban Decision RFU vs Andrew Quarry Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Multiple Action Taken Twelve-year ban
Bradley Watson	BBBOC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/09/2019 Start date of Sanction 28/09/2019 End Date of Sanction 27/09/2021 Competitor Violator Bradley Watson Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision bradley_watson_-_ukad_issued_decision.pdf Sport Boxing NGB BBBOC Substance Comifene Substance Class Section 4 \| Hormone and Metabolic Modulators Action Taken Two-year ban
Brandon Staples	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 09/08/2017 Start date of Sanction 07/09/2017 End Date of Sanction 06/09/2021 Competitor Violator Brandon Staples Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (and metabolite 6β-hydroxy-dehydrochloromethyltestosterone); 6β-hydroxy metandienone and 17epi-metandieonone (metabolites of metandienone); and stanozolol-N-glucuronide (metabolite of stanozolol) Action Taken Four-year ban
Chinu Sandhu	BWA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 20/09/2016 Start date of Sanction 14/10/2016 End Date of Sanction 13/10/2020 Competitor Violator Chinu Sandhu Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Wrestling NGB BWA Substance Stanozolol-N-glucuronide Action Taken Four-year ban
Clive Peters	RFU	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 25/11/2013 Start date of Sanction 30/11/2012 End Date of Sanction 29/11/2020 Competitor Violator Clive Peters Rule Violated Possession; Trafficking; Aiding and Abetting; Encouraging Sanction Eight-year ban Decision RFU vs Peters Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Multiple substances Action Taken Eight-year ban
Conner Duthie	SFA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 16/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 16/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 15/03/2021 Competitor Violator Conner Duthie Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision conner_duthie_-_ukad_issued_decision.pdf Sport Football NGB SFA Substance THC metabolite carboxy-THC Substance Class S8 Cannabinoid Action Taken Two-year ban
Craig Hoare	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 15/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 05/05/2017 End Date of Sanction 04/05/2021 Competitor Violator Craig Hoare Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision RFU vs Craig Hoare Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Drostanolone and Methylhexaneamine Action Taken Four-year ban
Daniel Wells	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/04/2018 Start date of Sanction 18/05/2018 End Date of Sanction 17/05/2022 Competitor Violator Daniel Wells Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision RFU vs Daniel Wells Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Ostraine and methylhexaneamine Action Taken Four-year ban
Darren McCormack	SFA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 08/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 08/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 07/04/2021 Competitor Violator Darren McCormack Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision UKAD vs Darren McCormack Sport Football NGB SFA Substance Metandienone Action Taken Four-year ban
David Burrell	UKA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/08/2017 Start date of Sanction 18/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 17/10/2021 Competitor Violator David Burrell Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Four-year ban Decision UKAD vs David Burrell Sport Athletics NGB UKA Action Taken Four-year ban
Dean Ashfield	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 15/03/2017 Start date of Sanction 10/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 09/04/2021 Competitor Violator Dean Ashfield Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision RFU vs Dean Ashfield Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Clenbuterol; 17-epitrenbolone (metabolite of trenbolone), and drostanolone Action Taken Four-year ban
Donald Kudangirana	RFL	Three-years and seven month ban
Date of Violation 14/12/2016 Start date of Sanction 30/01/2017 End Date of Sanction 29/08/2020 Competitor Violator Donald Kudangirana Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-years and seven month ban Decision UKAD vs Donald Kudangirana Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance Drostanolone & testosterone Action Taken Three-years and seven month ban
Dr Andrew Johnson	The FA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/04/2019 End Date of Sanction 13/01/2024 Competitor Violator Dr Andrew Johnson Rule Violated FA Rule E25 for a breach of Regulation 7(a) of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations - ‘Tampering or Attempted Tampering with any part of Doping Control’. Sanction Four-year ban Decision the_fa_v_dr_andrew_johnson_-_written_reasons.pdf Sport Football NGB The FA Substance N/A Substance Class N/A Action Taken Four-year ban
Gabriel Hamlin	RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 08/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 08/02/2019 End Date of Sanction 07/02/2021 Competitor Violator Gabriel Hamlin Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision gabriel_hamlin_-_ukad_issued_decision.pdf Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance Cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine Substance Class S6a Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
Greg Goodfellow	RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 29/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 28/03/2021 Competitor Violator Greg Goodfellow Rule Violated 21.2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision greg_goodfellow_v_rfu_-_nadp_appeal_decision.pdf Supporting Documents rfu_v_greg_goodfellow_-_nadp_first_instance_decision.pdf Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Methasterone Substance Class Section 1.1(a) \| Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Action Taken Two-year ban
Harry Reardon	RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 30/11/2017 Start date of Sanction 30/11/2017 End Date of Sanction 29/11/2021 Competitor Violator Harry Reardon Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision UKAD vs Harry Reardon Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance Drostanolone metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one; and 19-norandrosterone, at an estimated concentration of 15ng/ml Action Taken Four-year ban
Henry Hadfield	RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 17/04/2019 Start date of Sanction 17/04/2019 End Date of Sanction 16/04/2021 Competitor Violator Henry Hadfield Rule Violated 21.2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Decision rfu_v_henry_hadfield_issued_decision.pdf 2020 Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Higenamine and its metabolite coclaurine Substance Class Section S3 \| Beta-2 Agonists Action Taken Athlete suspended for 2 years from 17 April 2019 to 16 April 2021 inclusive
Ivica Bacurin	BBBOC	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 15/06/2018 Start date of Sanction 09/09/2018 End Date of Sanction 08/09/2022 Competitor Violator Ivica Bacurin Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or it’s Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Four-year ban Decision 190930_-_ukad_v_bacurin_-_decision_redacted.pdf Sport Boxing NGB BBBOC Substance 6β-hydroxymetandienone and 17α-methyl-5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol (metabolites of metandienone) Dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone and its metabolite 3α,4α,5α,17β-4-chloro-17-hydroxymethyl-17-methyl-18-norandrostan-3-ol 17α-epitrenbolone (a metabolite of trenbolone) Exogenous testosterone and the following metabolites of testosterone: 1) androsterone; 2) etiocholanone; and 3) 5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol Carboxy-THC (a metabolite of cannabis) Substance Class S1.1(a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid S1.1(b) Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (when administered exogenously) S8 Cannabinoids Action Taken Four-year ban
James Duerden	RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/12/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/12/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/12/2021 Competitor Violator James Duerden Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Decision UKAD vs James Duerden Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance Drostanolone metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one; and 19-norandsrosterone Action Taken Four-year ban
Jan Meiser	BBBOC	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 05/05/2017 Start date of Sanction 05/05/2017 End Date of Sanction 04/05/2021 Competitor Violator Jan Meiser Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Boxing NGB BBBOC Substance Boldenone Action Taken Four-year ban

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Name	National Governing Body	Sanction
Redacted	CTT	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 05/09/2015 Start date of Sanction 08/10/2015 End Date of Sanction 07/10/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Cycling NGB CTT Substance EPO Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/11/2014 Start date of Sanction 03/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 02/03/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance GHRP-2 and metabolite Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 14/10/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/10/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Scottish Rugby Union Substance Clomiphene Substance Class Anti-Estrogenic Modulator Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 14/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/03/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Tamoxifen Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	BBBOC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 10/12/2016 Start date of Sanction 28/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 27/10/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB BBBOC Substance Dexamethasone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 05/12/2014 Start date of Sanction 09/04/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/04/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance GHRP-6 Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/10/2017 Start date of Sanction 17/11/2017 End Date of Sanction 16/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of Cocaine) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	WRU	Three-year ban
Date of Violation 05/12/2013 Start date of Sanction 27/04/2014 End Date of Sanction 26/04/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Possession; Use Sanction Three-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Testosterone Action Taken Three-year ban
Redacted	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 20/11/2015 End Date of Sanction 19/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	BR	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 09/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 09/05/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/05/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rowing NGB BR Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 31/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 23/11/2015 End Date of Sanction 22/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Tampering Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	BWA	One-year ban
Date of Violation 03/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 02/06/2016 End Date of Sanction 01/06/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Breach of ban Sanction One-year ban Sport Wrestling NGB BWA Action Taken One-year ban
Redacted	DRA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 27/11/2017 Start date of Sanction 27/11/2017 End Date of Sanction 26/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Darts NGB DRA Substance Benzoylecgonine (Metabolite of Cocaine) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	BR	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 09/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 04/06/2015 End Date of Sanction 03/06/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rowing NGB BR Substance Modafinil Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	BBBOC	One-month ban
Date of Violation 02/07/2018 Start date of Sanction 28/10/2019 End Date of Sanction 27/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Article 10.12.1 Sanction One-month ban Sport Boxing NGB BBBOC Action Taken One-month ban
Redacted	WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 08/06/2015 Start date of Sanction 24/06/2015 End Date of Sanction 23/06/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Metabolites of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (Oral Turinabol) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 19/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 09/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/12/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Oxandrolone Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	MSA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 11/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/07/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/07/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Motor Sport NGB MSA Substance Cocaine; Furosemide Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 27/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 18/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 17/12/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB RFL Substance Nandrolone Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/01/1970 Start date of Sanction 15/08/2013 End Date of Sanction 14/08/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Attempted Trafficking Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance hGH Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	SRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 13/01/2018 Start date of Sanction 13/01/2018 End Date of Sanction 12/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB SRU Substance Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 18/08/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/09/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/09/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/12/2015 Start date of Sanction 28/01/2016 End Date of Sanction 27/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Evasion Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB WRU Substance Evasion Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 25/08/2015 Start date of Sanction 23/09/2015 End Date of Sanction 22/09/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB RFU Substance Mesterolone metabolite; Methandienone metabollites Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	The FA	One-year ban
Date of Violation 31/01/2019 Start date of Sanction 31/01/2019 End Date of Sanction 31/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Regulation 3(a) FA Anti-Doping Regulations 2019 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction One-year ban Decision the_fa_v_redacted_-_decision_written_reasons_2019.pdf Sport Football NGB The FA Action Taken One-year ban