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Icon of person holding up a card to show a ban from sport (like a yellow or red card in sport) Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) are published in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code. All international Athlete Support Personnel (ASP) currently serving a ban 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/other person 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
Redacted	British Rowing - 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 British Rowing - BR Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Fédération Française de Rugby - FFR	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 27/02/2020 Start date of Sanction 27/02/2020 End Date of Sanction 27/02/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Fédération Française de Rugby - FFR Substance Ligandrol Substance Class S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents Action Taken Two-year ban Results Management Authority Agence française de lutte contre le dopage - AFLD
Redacted	British Wrestling Association - BWA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 12/06/2016 Start date of Sanction 08/07/2016 End Date of Sanction 07/07/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Wrestling Association - BWA Substance Stanozolol metabolite Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three-year, 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 Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-year, seven month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone & testosterone Action Taken Three-year, seven month ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	One-year, six month ban
Date of Violation 25/06/2016 Start date of Sanction 06/12/2014 End Date of Sanction 05/06/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, six month ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Sibutramine Action Taken One-year, six month ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 07/01/2018 Start date of Sanction 14/11/2018 End Date of Sanction 13/11/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.2 \| Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method Sanction Four-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Clomifene, anastrozole and testosterone Substance Class Clomifene / anastrozole - Section 4 \| Hormone and Metabolic Modulators Testosterone – Section 1 \| Anabolic Agents Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 30/01/2014 Start date of Sanction 14/02/2014 End Date of Sanction 13/02/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Possession; Use Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Testosterone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - 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 Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine Substance Class S6a Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 07/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 02/04/2015 End Date of Sanction 01/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Drostanolone (and its metabolite); Cocaine Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	1 month ban
Date of Violation 08/04/2023 Start date of Sanction 19/05/2023 End Date of Sanction 18/06/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Article 2.1 presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athletes Sample. Sanction 1 month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Cocaine Substance Class Section S6A Action Taken One-month ban from all sport following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) for the presence of a Prohibited Substance. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/10/2014 Start date of Sanction 14/11/2014 End Date of Sanction 13/11/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Nandrolone; Clomiphene Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/05/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/06/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/06/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Ostarine Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - 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 Rugby Football Union - RFU Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - 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 Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Metabolites of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (Oral Turinabol) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 24/02/2014 Start date of Sanction 25/05/2014 End Date of Sanction 24/05/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence; Use Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Drostanolone, Nandrolone and metandienone Action Taken Eight-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	British Athletics - UKA	Four-month ban
Date of Violation 11/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 23/07/2014 End Date of Sanction 22/11/2014 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-month ban Sport Athletics NGB British Athletics - UKA Substance 17-beta-hydroxyestra-4,9-diene-3-one Action Taken Four-month ban
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	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 Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Stanozolol-N-glucuronide 19-norandrosterone Clomiphene Tamoxifen metabolite 19 Norandrosterone MHA Clomiphene Tamoxifen metabolite Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Six-month ban
Date of Violation 07/02/2018 Start date of Sanction 07/02/2018 End Date of Sanction 06/08/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Six-month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Hydrochlorothiazide Action Taken Six-month ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 27/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 14/12/2018 End Date of Sanction 13/12/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Ostarine Substance Class S2 Other Anabolic Agents Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	British Wrestling Association - BWA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 11/05/2014 Start date of Sanction 03/06/2014 End Date of Sanction 02/06/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Wrestling NGB British Wrestling Association - BWA Substance Tamoxifen Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 30/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 30/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 29/03/2021 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 Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Methylhexaneamine Substance Class Specified Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Great Britain Boxing - GBB	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 21/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 21/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 20/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB Great Britain Boxing - GBB Substance Epitrenbolone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 16/06/2023 Start date of Sanction 02/08/2023 End Date of Sanction 01/11/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1\| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Three-month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Benzoylecgonine, a Metabolite of cocaine Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA/“ecstasy”) Tenamfetamine (methylenedioxyamfetamine) Substance Class Cocaine is listed under S6.A of the WADA 2023 Prohibited List as a Stimulant. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and Tenamfetamine is listed under S6.B of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as a Stimulant. Action Taken Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three-months. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/11/2014 Start date of Sanction 11/12/2014 End Date of Sanction 10/12/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Oxymetholone (metabolites) Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Athletics - UKA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 24/06/2017 Start date of Sanction 20/07/2017 End Date of Sanction 19/07/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Athletics NGB British Athletics - UKA Substance Metandienone (metabolite) Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD

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