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. 

Sanctions

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Name National Governing Body Sanction
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Luke Sharpley
Rule Violated
ADR Article 2.7 | Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking
Sanction
Three-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance

Cocaine and Cannabis

Substance Class

S6 Stimulants

S8 Cannabinoids  

Action Taken

Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three years from 23 July 2024 to 22 July 2027 inclusive. 

Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Marc Shackley
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample;
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.
Sanction
Four-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Clenbuterol 

Action Taken

A period of Ineligibility of four (4) years is imposed (8 October 2021 - 11:59 on 7 October 2025 inclusive). 

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Mauricio Lara
Rule Violated
2021 ADR 2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance
2021 ADR 2.2 | Use of a Prohibited Substance
Sanction
Two-year ban
Decision
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance

Betamethasone

Substance Class

S.9 - Glucocorticoid

Action Taken

A period of Ineligibility of two (2) years is imposed, commencing on 7 March 2024 and expiring at midnight on 6 March 2026.

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Nathan Togun
Rule Violated
2015 ADR 2.5 | Tampering or Attempted Tampering;
2019 ADR 10.12.1 | Prohibition against participation during a period of ineligibility
Sanction
Nine-year ban
Decision
Sport
Bobsleigh
NGB
British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association - BBSA
Substance

NA

Substance Class

NA

Action Taken

A further period of Ineligibility of nine (9) years is imposed (13 November 2022 – 12 November 2031 inclusive).

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted by Panel [1]
Rule Violated
2015 UK Anti-Doping Rule Violation: Possession of a Prohibited Substance
Sanction
Two-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Testosterone

Action Taken

Two-year ban

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Rhys Webb
Rule Violated
Anti-Doping Rule Violations of the French Sports Code for Presence and Use of a Prohibited Substance
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
The French Rugby Federation
Substance

Growth Hormone

Substance Class

S2. of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics

Action Taken

Athlete banned from all sport for a period of 18 four years from 21 August 2023 to 21 August 2027.

Decision on the AFLD website.

Results Management Authority
Agence française de lutte contre le dopage - AFLD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Rob Worrincy
Rule Violated
2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample)
2.2 (Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method) of the 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)
Sanction
Three-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Ostarine (enobosarm), ibutamoren and GW1516 Metabolites; GW1516-sulfoxide and GW1516-sulfone.

Action Taken

Three year ban

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Robert Helenius
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample;
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
Sanction
Two-year ban
Decision
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance

Clomifene

Substance Class

S4 of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as a hormone and metabolic modulator.

Action Taken

Athlete banned from all World Anti-Doping Code compliant sport for a period of two years from 18 September 2023 to 17 September 2025 inclusive.

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Robert Oakley
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
Sanction
Three year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

RAD140;
Ostarine (enobosarm);
LGD-4033 (ligandrol) and its Metabolite dihydroxy-LGD-4033; and
GW1516 Metabolites GW1516-sulfoxide and GW1516-sulfone.

Substance Class

S1.2 of the WADA 2022 Prohibited List as Anabolic Agents.

S4.4 of the WADA 2022 Prohibited List as a Hormone and Metabolic Modulator.

Action Taken

Athlete suspended for 3 years from 6 September 2022 to 5 September 2025 inclusive

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Rowland Kaye
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
Sanction
Four year ban
Decision
Supporting Documents
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Metabolite of oxymetholone and methasterone

Substance Class

S 1.1 of the WADA 2022 Prohibited List

Action Taken

Athlete suspended for 4 years from 4 March 2022 to 3 March 2026 inclusive.

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Russell Spiers
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
Sanction
Three year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Boldenone and its Metabolite 17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1-en-3-one. 

Substance Class

S1 of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List as an Anabolic Androgenic Steroid (‘AAS’)

Action Taken

Athlete suspended for 3 years from 26 August 2022 to 25 August 2025 inclusive

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Ryan Snowden
Rule Violated
ADRVs pursuant to Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample) and 2.2 (Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method) of the 2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules (ADR),
Sanction
Three-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Ostarine (enobosarm); Clenbuterol

Action Taken

A three-year ban commencing on 10 February 2023 ending at 23:59 on the 09 February 2026

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Rynard Landman
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample;
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
Sanction
Three-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Nandrolone and its Metabolite, 19-Norandrosterone. 

Substance Class

S1.1 of the 2024 WADA Prohibited List as Anabolic Androgenic Steroid.

Action Taken

Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three years from 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2027 inclusive.

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Thomas Davies
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method
Sanction
Three-year ban
Decision
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Dehydrochlormethyl-testosterone (‘DHCMT’) long term Metabolite, 4α-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-οl.

Substance Class

Section S1.1 | Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

Action Taken

A period of Ineligibility of three (3) years imposed (11 November 2024 to 10 November 2027 inclusive).

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Zolani Tete
Rule Violated
2021 UK Anti-Doping Rules

ADR Article 2.1 (Presence)

ADR Article 2.2 (Use)
Sanction
Four-year ban
Decision
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance

Stanozolol

Substance Class

Section 1.1 WADA 2022 Prohibited List | anabolic androgenic steroid

Action Taken

Athlete to serve four (4) year period of Ineligibility

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD

Sanctions

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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
UK Anti-Doping Rules Article 2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine

Substance Class

S6a Stimulants

Action Taken

Two-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
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
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Metabolites of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (Oral Turinabol)

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
Powerlifting
NGB
British Powerlifting - BP
Substance

Metabolites of clomiphene, tamoxifen and nandrolone

Action Taken

Four-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample;
2.2 | Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.
Sanction
Nine-month ban
Sport
Cricket
NGB
English Cricket Board
Substance

Ostarine

Substance Class

S1.2 of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as an Anabolic Agent

Action Taken

A period of Ineligibility of nine (9) months imposed (19 October 2023 – 18 July 2024 inclusive).

Results Management Authority
England and Wales Cricket Board
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine)

Substance Class

Section 6(a) | Non-Specified Stimulants
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
(ECB Anti-Doping Rules) 2.1 | The presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Cricketer’s Sample;
2.2 | Use or Attempted Use by a Cricketer of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.
Sanction
Six-month ban
Sport
Cricket
NGB
English Cricket Board
Substance

Terbutaline

Substance Class

Section 3 Beta-2-Agonist

Action Taken

Period of Ineligibility of 6 months commencing on 8 January 2022 until 23.59 on 07 July 2022

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
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

Tamoxifen

Action Taken

Two-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
2.1 | Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance

Exogenous administration of: 1) androsterone; and 2) etiocholanone (metabolites of testosterone)

Substance Class

S1.1(b) Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (when administered exogenously)

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
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance

19-nortestosterone (metabolite of nandrolone) & 17α-epitrenbolone (metabolite of trenbolone)

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
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Cycling
NGB
Cycling Time Trials - CTT
Substance

Metenolone and metabolite

Action Taken

Four-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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.

Substance Class

Section S6.A Stimulant

Action Taken

A period of Ineligibility of three (3) months is imposed. However, redacted is afforded credit for the time he has spent provisionally suspended. His period of Ineligibility is therefore deemed to expire at midnight on 30 January 2023.

Cocaine is listed under section S6A of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2022 Prohibited List as a stimulant. It is a non-specified substance that is prohibited In-Competition only. The 2022 Prohibited List also identifies cocaine as a ‘Substance of Abuse’.

The UK Anti-Doping Rules (ADR), which implement the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code for sports in the UK, set out specific rules on how ADRVs related to Substances of Abuse should be managed. Shorter bans of three months are available for such substances when found In-Competition, if their ingestion takes place Out-of-Competition and in a context unrelated to sport performance.

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

Five metabolites of metandienone

Substance Class

S1.1(a) Anabolic Androgenic Steroid

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
Presence
Sanction
One-year, three month ban
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance

Benzoylecgonine

Action Taken

One-year, three month ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Wrestling
NGB
British Wrestling Association - BWA
Substance

Stanozolol-N-glucuronide

Action Taken

Four-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
Football
NGB
Football Association of Wales - FAW
Substance

Benzoylecgonine, a Metabolite of cocaine.

Substance Class

Cocaine is listed under section S6A of the WADA 2024 Prohibited List as a Stimulant. 

Action Taken

Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three-months from 17 May 2024 to 16 August 2024 inclusive.

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
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
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Regulation 8(a) of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations
Sanction
Nine-month ban
Decision
Sport
Football
NGB
The Football Association - The FA
Substance

Somatropin (Growth Hormone)

Substance Class

S.2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics
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

Nandrolone; Clomiphene

Action Taken

Two-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Football
NGB
The Football Association - The FA
Substance

Oxandrolone and its metabolite 17-epioxandrolone

Substance Class

Anabolic steroids

Action Taken

Four-year ban

Results Management Authority
The Football Association – The FA
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Breach of Ban
Sanction
Three-year ban
Sport
Weightlifting
NGB
British Weightlifting - BWL
Substance

Ostarine

Action Taken

Three-year ban

Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD