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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	The Football Association - The FA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/04/2019 End Date of Sanction 13/01/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted 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 Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance N/A Substance Class N/A Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority The Football Association – The FA
Redacted	Rugby Football League - 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 Rugby Football League - RFL Substance GHRP-2 and metabolite Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	UK Athletics - UKA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 24/11/2017 Start date of Sanction 13/12/2017 End Date of Sanction 12/12/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Athletics NGB UK Athletics - UKA Substance Clenbuterol Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/01/2016 Start date of Sanction 12/02/2016 End Date of Sanction 11/02/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Nandrolone; Oxandrolone and epioxandrolone; Trenbolone metabolite Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-month ban
Date of Violation 26/10/2017 Start date of Sanction 26/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 25/02/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Stanozolol -N-Glucuronide (metabolite of Stanozolol) Action Taken Four-month ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Nine-month ban
Date of Violation 07/10/2021 Start date of Sanction 18/01/2022 End Date of Sanction 17/10/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated FA Anti-Doping Regulation (FAADR) 3 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or any of its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample; and FA Anti-Doping Regulation 4 \| Use / Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method. Sanction Nine-month ban Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Canrenone Substance Class Section S5 Diuretics and Masking Agents Action Taken Athlete suspended for nine months from 18 January 2022 to 17 October 2022 inclusive. Results Management Authority The Football Association – The FA
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Five-month ban
Date of Violation 24/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 24/07/2015 End Date of Sanction 23/12/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Five-month ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Chlorthalidone Action Taken Five-month ban
Redacted	UK Athletics - UKA	Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
Date of Violation 27/05/2019 Start date of Sanction 27/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 07/01/2021 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 upon application of 2021 Code Sport Athletics NGB UK Athletics - UKA Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Substance Class Section 6(a) \| Non-Specified Stimulants
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 17/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/03/2019 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
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 13/08/2018 Start date of Sanction 07/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 06/05/2023 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
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 20/09/2014 Start date of Sanction 20/09/2014 End Date of Sanction 19/09/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Stanozolol Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - 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 Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Boldenone Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Cycling Time Trials - 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 Cycling Time Trials - CTT Substance EPO Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 08/02/2016 Start date of Sanction 03/03/2016 End Date of Sanction 02/03/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Nandrolone Action Taken Eight-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - 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 Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Testosterone Action Taken Three-year ban
Redacted	UK Athletics - UKA	Two years, four months
Date of Violation 18/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 08/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 24/01/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.5 \| Tampering with any part of Doping Control Sanction Two years, four months Sport Athletics NGB UK Athletics - UKA Substance N/A Substance Class N/A Action Taken Four-year ban (see here for more information) Ban from sport reduced to two years and four months Appeal dismissed Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-year, eight month ban
Date of Violation 27/09/2016 Start date of Sanction 19/10/2016 End Date of Sanction 18/06/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-year, eight month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Metenolone and metabolite Action Taken Three-year, eight month ban
Redacted	England Boxing - EB	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 06/06/2014 Start date of Sanction 01/06/2016 End Date of Sanction 31/05/2018 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
Redacted	British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association - BBSA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 06/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 13/11/2018 End Date of Sanction 12/11/2022 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
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	The Football Association - The FA	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 04/07/2020 Start date of Sanction 14/08/2020 End Date of Sanction 20/01/2021 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
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 11/03/2017 Start date of Sanction 31/03/2017 End Date of Sanction 30/03/2019 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
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 21/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 12/06/2019 End Date of Sanction 11/06/2023 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 stanozolol metabolites stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide; metandienone metabolite 17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-norandrost-1, 4, 13-triene-3-one; and 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
Redacted	British Cycling - BC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/09/2014 Start date of Sanction 12/11/2014 End Date of Sanction 11/11/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Two-year ban Sport Cycling NGB British Cycling - BC Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	Three-year, 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 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

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