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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 Athletics - UKA	Three-year, four month ban
Date of Violation 12/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 12/02/2015 End Date of Sanction 12/06/2018 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
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three year ban
Date of Violation 16/02/2022 Start date of Sanction 04/05/2022 End Date of Sanction 03/05/2025 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 or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method Sanction Three year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Ostarine and metabolites of GW1516 Substance Class Section S1.2 Anabolic Agent Section S4.4 Metabolic Modulator Action Taken Athlete suspended for 3 years from 4 May 2022 to 3 May 2025 inclusive Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 13/01/2018 Start date of Sanction 13/01/2018 End Date of Sanction 12/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Scottish Rugby Union - SRU Substance Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Action Taken Two-year 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	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 15/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 05/06/2015 End Date of Sanction 04/06/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence; Tampering or Attempted Tampering Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Clenbuterol Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	British Rowing - BR	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 09/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 04/06/2015 End Date of Sanction 03/06/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rowing NGB British Rowing - BR Substance Modafinil Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	1 month ban
Date of Violation 12/05/2023 Start date of Sanction 03/07/2023 End Date of Sanction 02/08/2023 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	British Cycling - BC	One-year, nine month ban
Date of Violation 29/01/2014 Start date of Sanction 01/03/2014 End Date of Sanction 30/11/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction One-year, nine month ban Sport Cycling NGB British Cycling - BC Action Taken One-year, nine month 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	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 16/06/2016 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 Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Oxymethelone metabolites (2-hydroxymethyl-17 α-methyl-5 α-androstan-3,17-diol; 3α-17β-dihydroxy-17α-methyl-5α-androstane) Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Football Association of Wales - FAW	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 10/12/2016 Start date of Sanction 10/12/2016 End Date of Sanction 09/12/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Football NGB Football Association of Wales - FAW Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 16/10/2014 Start date of Sanction 06/11/2014 End Date of Sanction 05/11/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Metabolites of Methasterone and Desoxymethyltestosterone Action Taken Two-year 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 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	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	One-month ban
Date of Violation 02/07/2018 Start date of Sanction 28/10/2019 End Date of Sanction 27/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Article 10.12.1 Sanction One-month ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Action Taken One-month ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 24/03/2018 Start date of Sanction 24/03/2018 End Date of Sanction 23/03/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Action Taken Two-year 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 31/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 23/11/2015 End Date of Sanction 22/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Tampering Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Motorsport UK - MSA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 11/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/07/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/07/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Motor Sport NGB Motorsport UK - MSA Substance Cocaine; Furosemide Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 02/07/2023 Start date of Sanction 17/08/2023 End Date of Sanction 16/11/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2021 ADR Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athletes Sample) Sanction Three-month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Cocaine and its Metabolite, benzoylecgonine Substance Class S6A of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2023 Prohibited List (stimulant) Action Taken Three-month 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	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	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	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Four-month ban
Date of Violation 09/12/2017 Start date of Sanction 12/01/2018 End Date of Sanction 11/05/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-month ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA) Action Taken Four-month ban

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