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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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 25/04/2019 Start date of Sanction 25/04/2019 End Date of Sanction 24/04/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated UK Anti-Doping Rules Article 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Clenbuterol Substance Class S1.2 Other 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 15/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 16/08/2014 End Date of Sanction 15/08/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Clenbuterol Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 08/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 28/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 27/04/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	One-year, four month ban
Date of Violation 15/03/2018 Start date of Sanction 15/03/2018 End Date of Sanction 14/07/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, four month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Action Taken One-year, four month ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Seven-year, three month ban
Date of Violation 28/09/2016 Start date of Sanction 14/10/2016 End Date of Sanction 14/01/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Seven-year, three month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Action Taken Seven-year, three month ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - 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 Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Tamoxifen Action Taken Two-year ban
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	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	One-year ban
Date of Violation 07/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 07/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 06/04/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Furosemide Action Taken One-year ban
Redacted	Motorsport UK - MSA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 28/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 28/10/2018 End Date of Sanction 27/10/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated FIA ADR Article 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Driver’s Sample Sanction Four-year ban Sport Motor Sport NGB Motorsport UK - MSA Substance Anastrazole and drostanolone Substance Class S4.1 Aromatase Inhibitors and S1.1a Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Action Taken The results the Driver and the driver’s team obtained at the California 8 Hours race held on 26-28 October 2018 are automatically disqualified, with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points, prizes and trophies (for the Driver). Any results obtained by the Driver between 28 October 2019 and 30 January 2019 will also be disqualified, with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any trophies, medals, points, and prizes. Results Management Authority Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile - FIA
Redacted	Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 01/08/2012 Start date of Sanction 01/01/2014 End Date of Sanction 31/12/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Use Sanction Two-year ban Sport Cycling NGB Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Scottish Football Association - SFA	Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
Date of Violation 16/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 16/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 08/01/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code Sport Football NGB Scottish Football Association - SFA Substance THC metabolite carboxy-THC Substance Class S8 Cannabinoid
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	One-year, eight month ban
Date of Violation 14/07/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/07/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/03/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, eight month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken One-year, eight month ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 25/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 10/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 09/05/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated World Rugby Regulation 21.2.1 (Presence) & World Rugby Regulation 21.2.2 (Use and Attempted Use) Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance 17α-epitrenbolone (metabolite of Trenbolone), 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one (metabolite of Drostanolone), Anastrazole. Substance Class S1.1a Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid, S4 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators. Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 08/09/2014 Start date of Sanction 27/09/2014 End Date of Sanction 26/09/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Nine-month ban
Date of Violation 08/07/2020 Start date of Sanction 07/08/2020 End Date of Sanction 07/05/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Regulation 8(a) of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations Sanction Nine-month ban Decision PDF Written Reasons - The FA v Redacted Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Somatropin (Growth Hormone) Substance Class S.2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	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 - SRU Substance Clomiphene Substance Class Anti-Estrogenic Modulator Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/02/2020 Start date of Sanction 13/03/2020 End Date of Sanction 12/03/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 21.2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Nandrolone, 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone Substance Class S.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority Rugby Football Union - RFU
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	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

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