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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 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 18/08/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/09/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/09/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Ice Hockey UK - IHUK	One-month ban
Date of Violation 30/03/2022 Start date of Sanction 23/05/2022 End Date of Sanction 26/06/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated ADRV Article 2.1 Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction One-month ban Sport Ice Hockey NGB Ice Hockey UK - IHUK Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Substance Class Stimulant under Section S6.A of the 2022 WADA Prohibited List and one of four 'Substances of Abuse'. Non-Specified Substance prohibited In-Competition only. Action Taken Athlete has established ingestion or Use occurred Out-of-Competition and has satisfactorily completed a Substance of Abuse treatment program approved by UKAD. A period of Ineligibility of one (1) month (23 May 2022 – Sunday 26 June 2022) Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	United Rugby Championship	Three month ban
Date of Violation 06/03/2022 Start date of Sanction 31/05/2022 End Date of Sanction 31/08/2022 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	British Athletics - UKA	Six-month ban
Date of Violation 17/06/2014 Start date of Sanction 11/07/2014 End Date of Sanction 10/01/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Six-month ban Sport Athletics NGB British Athletics - UKA Substance 17-beta-hydroxyestra-4,9-diene-3-one; 17-alpha-methyl-5-alpha-androstane-3-alpha,17-beta-diol Action Taken Six-month ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 25/11/2013 Start date of Sanction 30/11/2012 End Date of Sanction 29/11/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Possession; Trafficking; Aiding and Abetting; Encouraging Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Multiple substances Action Taken Eight-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 04/11/2016 Start date of Sanction 04/11/2016 End Date of Sanction 03/11/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Methylhexaneamine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three month ban
Date of Violation 17/09/2022 Start date of Sanction 31/10/2022 End Date of Sanction 30/01/2023 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
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 01/01/1970 Start date of Sanction 19/06/2014 End Date of Sanction 18/06/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Attempted Use Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance hGH Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 15/03/2017 Start date of Sanction 10/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 09/04/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance 17-epitrenbolone (metabolite of trenbolone) and drostanolone Action Taken Four-year ban
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	Ice Hockey UK - IHUK	Eighteen month ban
Date of Violation 17/06/2014 Start date of Sanction 17/06/2022 End Date of Sanction 16/12/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2015 and 2019 ADR 10.12.1 \| Prohibition against participation during a period of ineligibility Sanction Eighteen month ban Sport Ice Hockey NGB Ice Hockey UK - IHUK Action Taken A further period of Ineligibility of eighteen (18) months is imposed (17 June 2022 – 16 December 2023 inclusive). Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 24/11/2014 Start date of Sanction 18/12/2014 End Date of Sanction 17/12/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Oxandrolone and metabolite epioxandrolone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Athletics - UKA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/08/2017 Start date of Sanction 18/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 17/10/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Four-year ban Sport Athletics NGB British Athletics - UKA Action Taken Four-year ban 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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 24/10/2015 Start date of Sanction 24/10/2015 End Date of Sanction 23/10/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Clomiphene Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 21/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 21/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 20/12/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Furosemide Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 17/09/2018 Start date of Sanction 17/09/2018 End Date of Sanction 16/09/2022 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
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	One-year, three month ban
Date of Violation 01/01/1970 Start date of Sanction 30/04/2014 End Date of Sanction 30/07/2015 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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
Date of Violation 03/01/2020 Start date of Sanction 03/01/2020 End Date of Sanction 01/01/2021 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 Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU 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 17/02/2015 End Date of Sanction 16/02/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Stanozolol Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 29/11/2020 Start date of Sanction 10/03/2021 End Date of Sanction 09/03/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Futsal NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Tamoxifen Substance Class S4.2 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators Action Taken Two-year ban (imposed by UEFA) Results Management Authority Union of European Football Associations - UEFA
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 13/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 14/08/2014 End Date of Sanction 13/08/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Clomiphene Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 17/04/2019 Start date of Sanction 17/04/2019 End Date of Sanction 16/04/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 21.2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Higenamine and its metabolite coclaurine Substance Class Section S3 \| Beta-2 Agonists Action Taken Athlete suspended for 2 years from 17 April 2019 to 16 April 2021 inclusive
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 15/07/2017 Start date of Sanction 15/07/2017 End Date of Sanction 14/07/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Higenamine (and metabolite coclaurine) Action Taken Two-year ban

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