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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	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 08/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 28/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 27/04/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine 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 05/12/2014 Start date of Sanction 09/04/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/04/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance GHRP-6 Action Taken Two-year ban
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	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	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 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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-year ban
Date of Violation 09/12/2021 Start date of Sanction 20/01/2022 End Date of Sanction 19/01/2025 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence of a Prohibited Substance (ADR Article 2.1) & Use of a Prohibited Substance (ADR Article 2.2) Sanction Three-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Clenbuterol Action Taken Redacted provided further information that he had taken the Prohibited Substance to aid with weight loss. In light of his early admission to the ADRVs, and acceptance of the applicable consequences, under ADR Article 10.8.1 Redacted was eligible for a one (1) year reduction to the applicable four (4) year period of Ineligibility. As such, he has been banned from sport for three (3) years in total. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Basketball England - BE	Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
Date of Violation 19/05/2019 Start date of Sanction 19/05/2019 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 Basketball NGB Basketball England - BE Substance Cannabis metabolite carboxy-THC Substance Class S8 Cannabinoids
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 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	England Boxing - EB	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 29/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 16/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 15/05/2021 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 Boxing NGB England Boxing - EB Substance Furosemide Substance Class S5 Diuretics and Masking Agents Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 08/09/2014 Start date of Sanction 27/09/2014 End Date of Sanction 26/09/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 16/06/2023 Start date of Sanction 02/08/2023 End Date of Sanction 01/11/2023 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 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA/“ecstasy”) Tenamfetamine (methylenedioxyamfetamine) Substance Class Cocaine is listed under S6.A of the WADA 2023 Prohibited List as a Stimulant. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine and Tenamfetamine is listed under S6.B of the 2023 WADA Prohibited List as a Stimulant. Action Taken Athlete banned from all sport for a period of three-months. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Three-year ban
Date of Violation 26/09/2015 Start date of Sanction 26/09/2015 End Date of Sanction 25/09/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Three-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Benzoylecgonine Ecgonine methylester Action Taken Three-year ban
Redacted	Great Britain Boxing - GBB	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 21/04/2017 Start date of Sanction 21/04/2017 End Date of Sanction 20/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB Great Britain Boxing - GBB Substance Epitrenbolone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Nine-month ban
Date of Violation 08/07/2020 Start date of Sanction 07/08/2020 End Date of Sanction 07/05/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Regulation 8(a) of The FA’s Anti-Doping Regulations Sanction Nine-month ban Decision PDF Written Reasons - The FA v Redacted Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Somatropin (Growth Hormone) Substance Class S.2 Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 13/08/2018 Start date of Sanction 07/05/2019 End Date of Sanction 06/05/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated UK Anti-Doping Rules Article 2.2 \| Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Clenbuterol Substance Class S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 20/09/2018 Start date of Sanction 20/09/2018 End Date of Sanction 19/09/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Action Taken Two-year 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	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	British Weightlifting - BWL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 11/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 18/08/2020 End Date of Sanction 17/08/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.2 \| Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method. 2.6 \| Possession of a Prohibited Substance and/or a Prohibited Method. Date of violation: On or after 11 February 2019 and/or 14 March 2019. Sanction Four-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Nolvadex (drug/brand name for the Prohibited Substance Tamoxifen) Proviron (drug/brand name for the Prohibited Substance Mesterolone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin; and Clomid (drug/brand name for the Prohibited Substance Clomifene). Substance Class Under the 2019 WADA Prohibited List: S4.2 Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator S1.1 Anabolic Androgenic Steroids S2.2 Peptide Hormones S4.3 Other anti-estrogenic substances Action Taken Athlete suspended for 4 years from 18 August 2020 to 17 August 2024 inclusive.
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 08/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 08/02/2019 End Date of Sanction 07/02/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine Substance Class S6a Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
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	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 23/02/2015 End Date of Sanction 22/02/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone (and its metabolite) Action Taken Four-year ban

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