Sanctions

ADRVs

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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Nandrolone

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
UK Anti-Doping Rules Article 2.2 | Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Clenbuterol

Substance Class

S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
World Rugby Regulation 21.2.1 - "Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers".
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance
  1. stanozolol metabolites stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide;
  2. metandienone metabolite 17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-norandrost-1, 4, 13-triene-3-one; and
  3. tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen.
Substance Class

S1.1(a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids 

S4.2 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators (Selective Estrogen Reception Modulators) (SERMS))

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Refusal or failure
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Cycling
NGB
British Cycling - BC
Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Three-year, nine month ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Scottish Rugby Union - SRU
Substance

Stanozolol -N-Glucuronide (metabolite of Stanozolol)

Action Taken

Three-year, nine month ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of Cocaine)

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rowing
NGB
British Rowing - BR
Substance

Modafinil

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

Ostraine and methylhexaneamine

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Attempted Use
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Cycling
NGB
British Cycling - BC
Substance

Testosterone Stanozolol

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Attempted Use
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Amateur Boxing
NGB
England Boxing - EB
Substance

Drostanolone Nandrolone Testosterone Trenbolone

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Bobsleigh
NGB
British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association - BBSA
Substance

4β-hydroxystanozolol, stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide (metabolites of stanozolol)

Substance Class

Non-specified 

Action Taken

Four-year ban 

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Regulations 3 of The FA Anti-Doping Regulations 2019-2020.
Sanction
Three-month ban
Sport
Football
NGB
The Football Association - The FA
Substance

Cocaine

Substance Class

S6 Stimulants

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

Cocaine

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Use
Sanction
Three-year, six month ban
Sport
Cycling
NGB
British Cycling - BC
Substance

EPO

Action Taken

Three-year, six month ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Scottish Rugby Union - SRU
Substance

Boldenone; Trenbolone; Oxymetholone

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
World Rugby Regulation 21.2.9 | Assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, conspiring, covering up or any other type of intentional complicity involving an anti-doping rule violation, Attempted anti-doping rule violation or violation of Regulation 21.10.12.1 by another Person
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

N/A

Substance Class

N/A

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Darts
NGB
Darts Regulation Authority - DRA
Substance

Benzoylecgonine (Metabolite of Cocaine)

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Attempted Trafficking
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

hGH

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Refusal or failure
Sanction
Eight-year ban
Sport
Ice Hockey
NGB
Ice Hockey UK - IHUK
Action Taken

Eight-year ban

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Six-month ban
Sport
Cycling
NGB
Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI
Substance

Oxilofrine

Action Taken

Six-month ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Rule Violated 2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Motor Sport
NGB
Motorsport UK - MSA
Substance

Carboxy-THC (metabolite of cannabis)

Substance Class

S8 Cannabinoids

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Three-year, four month ban
Sport
Athletics
NGB
British Athletics - UKA
Substance

Clomiphene

Action Taken

Three-year, four month ban

Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
World Athletics ADR Article 2.1 and Article 2.2 (Presence & Use)
Sanction
Three-year ban
Sport
Athletics
NGB
UK Athletics - UKA
Substance

EPO

Substance Class

S2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics

Action Taken

Disqualification of the Athlete’s results since 27 September 2019 with all resulting consequences including the forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, points and prize and appearance money.

Results Management Authority
Athletics Integrity Unit - AIU