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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 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	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	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	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 Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 29/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 28/03/2021 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 Methasterone Substance Class Section 1.1(a) \| Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Action Taken Two-year ban
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	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	The Football Association - The FA
Date of Violation 15/07/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated FA Anti-Doping Regulation 3 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or any of its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample FA Anti-Doping Regulation 4 \| Use / Attempted Use of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method. Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Salbutamol – inhaled above the permitted threshold Substance Class S3. Beta-2 Agonists (2024 WADA Prohibited List) Action Taken Reprimand Results Management Authority The Football Association – The FA
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 Rowing - BR	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 07/02/2020 Start date of Sanction 20/03/2020 End Date of Sanction 19/03/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Article 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample. Sanction Four-year ban Sport Indoor Rowing NGB British Rowing - BR Substance Terbutaline, clenbuterol and exogenous testosterone. Substance Class S3 Beta-1 Agonists and S1 Anabolic Agents. Action Taken Disqualification of the Athlete’s results at the 2020 World Rowing Indoor Championships. Results Management Authority World Rowing - FISA
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-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
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	Ice Hockey UK - IHUK	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 26/09/2021 Start date of Sanction 21/06/2022 End Date of Sanction 21/09/2022 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-month ban Sport Ice Hockey NGB Ice Hockey UK - IHUK Substance Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (‘THC’) Substance Class S8 Cannabinoid Action Taken A period of Ineligibility of three (3) months (21 June 2022 – 11:59 on Wednesday 21 September 2022) Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
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	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 21/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 12/06/2019 End Date of Sanction 11/06/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated World Rugby Regulation 21.2.1 - "Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers". Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance stanozolol metabolites stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide; metandienone metabolite 17β-hydroxymethyl-17α-methyl-18-norandrost-1, 4, 13-triene-3-one; and tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen. Substance Class S1.1(a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids S4.2 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators (Selective Estrogen Reception Modulators) (SERMS)) Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 19/02/2022 Start date of Sanction 14/06/2022 End Date of Sanction 13/06/2024 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 Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Amfetamine Substance Class Section S.6A Stimulant Action Taken Athlete banned from all sport for a period of 2 years from 14 June 2022 to 13 June 2024 inclusive Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
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	Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 01/08/2012 Start date of Sanction 01/01/2014 End Date of Sanction 31/12/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Use Sanction Two-year ban Sport Cycling NGB Union Cycliste Internationale - UCI Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/09/2019 Start date of Sanction 28/09/2019 End Date of Sanction 27/09/2021 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 Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Clomifene Substance Class Section 4 \| Hormone and Metabolic Modulators Action Taken Two-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD

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