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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	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	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 26/03/2023 Start date of Sanction 28/04/2023 End Date of Sanction 27/07/2023 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 05/09/2015 Start date of Sanction 08/10/2015 End Date of Sanction 07/10/2019 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 16/02/2020 Start date of Sanction 16/02/2020 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 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 20/05/2014 Start date of Sanction 14/06/2014 End Date of Sanction 13/06/2016 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 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	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 10/12/2016 Start date of Sanction 28/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 27/10/2019 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 02/09/2020 Start date of Sanction 02/09/2020 End Date of Sanction 01/09/2024 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 19/11/2014 Start date of Sanction 11/12/2014 End Date of Sanction 10/12/2016 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 23/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 31/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 30/05/2023 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 14/07/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/07/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/07/2019 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 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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 20/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 20/10/2018 End Date of Sanction 19/10/2020 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 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	Rugby Football League - RFL	One-year, three month ban
Date of Violation 30/07/2015 Start date of Sanction 20/08/2015 End Date of Sanction 19/11/2016 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 18/02/2023 Start date of Sanction 06/04/2023 End Date of Sanction 05/10/2024 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 27/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 18/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 17/12/2019 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 27/09/2019 Start date of Sanction 04/12/2019 End Date of Sanction 03/12/2022 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 05/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 25/07/2014 End Date of Sanction 24/07/2016 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 26/10/2017 Start date of Sanction 26/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 25/02/2018 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 11/03/2017 Start date of Sanction 31/03/2017 End Date of Sanction 30/03/2019 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 11/09/2021 Start date of Sanction 08/01/2022 End Date of Sanction 07/07/2022 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 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 Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 03/11/2018 Start date of Sanction 03/11/2018 End Date of Sanction 02/11/2022 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
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	Three-year, nine month ban
Date of Violation 10/08/2017 Start date of Sanction 08/09/2017 End Date of Sanction 07/06/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-year, nine month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Scottish Rugby Union - SRU Substance Stanozolol -N-Glucuronide (metabolite of Stanozolol) Action Taken Three-year, nine month ban

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