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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National Governing Body
Sanction
Redacted
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
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
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Substance
Metabolites of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (Oral Turinabol)
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Three-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 Athlete’s Sample
Article 2.2 Use of a Prohibited Substance or Method
Sanction
Three-month ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance
Cocaine
Substance Class
Section S6A
Action Taken
Three month ban (period of Ineligibility was lifted on 28 September 2023, on the basis that the player had already served the maximum three-month period of Ineligibility applicable to his case)
Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted
Cycling Time Trials - CTT
Four-year ban
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
EPO
Action Taken
Four-year ban
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
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
Redacted
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Two-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Refusal or failure
Sanction
Two-year ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
One-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
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
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
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
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance
Dexamethasone
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Four-year ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Article 2.1 of the UK Anti-Doping Rules - Presence of a Prohibited Substance
Sanction
Four-year ban
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance
Ostarine
Action Taken
Four-year ban. Their result in the bout of 2 September 2020 is disqualified.
Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted
Scottish Rugby Union - SRU
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
Rugby Union
NGB
Scottish Rugby Union - SRU
Substance
Boldenone; Trenbolone; Oxymetholone
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Four-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
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance
Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one
2-hydroxymethly-17-methly-5α-androstan-3,17diol and 2-hydroxymethly-17α-methly-5α-androstan—3,ζ,17β-triol (metabolites of oxymetholone)
Benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine)
Substance Class
S1.1(a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid
S6(a) Non-Specified Stimulant
Action Taken
Four-year ban
Results Management Authority
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
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
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance
Benzoylecgonine
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
United Rugby Championship
Three month 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 Union
NGB
United Rugby Championship
Substance
Cocaine
Substance Class
S6A of the WADA 2022 Prohibited List as a stimulant
Action Taken
Athlete suspended for 3 months from 31 May 2022 to 31 August 2022
Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Two-year ban
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
Redacted
Rugby Football Union - RFU
One-year, three month ban
Date of Violation
Start date of Sanction
End Date of Sanction
Competitor Violator
Redacted
Rule Violated
Use
Sanction
One-year, three month ban
Sport
Rugby Union
NGB
Rugby Football Union - RFU
Substance
Dianabol and Sustanon
Action Taken
One-year, three month ban
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
One-year, three month 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
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
Eighteen-month 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 or Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method
Sanction
Eighteen-month ban
Sport
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance
Amphetamine
Substance Class
S6A of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as a Non-Specified Stimulant.
Action Taken
Athlete banned from all sport for a period of 18 months from 6 April 2023 to 5 October 2024 inclusive.
Results Management Authority
UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
Four-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 League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance
Nandrolone
Action Taken
Four-year ban
Redacted
UK Athletics - UKA
Three-year 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
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
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
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance
Drostanolone
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
Welsh Rugby Union - WRU
Four-month 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
Redacted
Scottish Football Association - SFA
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
Football
NGB
Scottish Football Association - SFA
Substance
Cocaine
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
English Cricket Board
Six-month 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
Redacted
Rugby Football League - RFL
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
Rugby League
NGB
Rugby Football League - RFL
Substance
Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone
Action Taken
Two-year ban
Redacted
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
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
Four-year ban
Sport
Boxing
NGB
British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC
Substance
Exogenous administration of: 1) androsterone; and 2) etiocholanone (metabolites of testosterone)