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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	Rugby Football League - RFL	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 02/07/2023 Start date of Sanction 17/08/2023 End Date of Sanction 16/11/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2021 ADR Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athletes Sample) Sanction Three-month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Cocaine and its Metabolite, benzoylecgonine Substance Class S6A of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2023 Prohibited List (stimulant) Action Taken Three-month ban 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	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
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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	One-year ban
Date of Violation 27/09/2016 Start date of Sanction 14/10/2016 End Date of Sanction 13/10/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction One-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Action Taken One-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-month ban
Date of Violation 09/04/2022 Start date of Sanction 26/05/2022 End Date of Sanction 25/08/2022 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 Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine Action Taken A period of Ineligibility of three (3) months is imposed. However, redacted is afforded credit for the time he spent provisionally suspended. Their period of Ineligibility is therefore deemed served and they have been fully eligible to participate in sport since 25 August 2022. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Three month ban
Date of Violation 23/04/2022 Start date of Sanction 10/06/2022 End Date of Sanction 09/09/2022 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 Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Cocaine Substance Class Section S6.A Stimulant Action Taken Athlete suspended for 3-months from 10 June 2022 to 9 September 2022 inclusive Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	One-year, six month ban
Date of Violation 06/07/2013 Start date of Sanction 26/11/2013 End Date of Sanction 25/05/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, six month ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Hydrochlorothiazide Action Taken One-year, six month ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-month ban upon application of 2021 Code
Date of Violation 26/10/2019 Start date of Sanction 26/10/2019 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 Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Substance Class Section 6(a) \| Non-Specified Stimulants
Redacted	Football Association of Wales - FAW	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 10/12/2016 Start date of Sanction 10/12/2016 End Date of Sanction 09/12/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Football NGB Football Association of Wales - FAW Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Basketball England - BE	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 10/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 10/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 09/03/2023 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 Basketball NGB Basketball England - BE Substance Ostarine Substance Class S1.2 Other Anabolic Agents Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 28/07/2014 End Date of Sanction 27/07/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Drostanolone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Three-year ban
Date of Violation 23/02/2018 Start date of Sanction 15/04/2018 End Date of Sanction 14/04/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2015 ADR Article 2.7 \| Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking in any Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method. Sanction Three-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance Cannabis Substance Class S8 Cannabinoids (under the 2018 WADA Prohibited List) Action Taken A period of ineligibility of 3-years is imposed, however redacted's period of ineligibility is deemed to have commenced on 15 April 2018 pursuant to 2021 ADR Article 10.13.1 and is therefore deemed served as at the date of the Issued Decision (dated 25 October 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 16/11/2019 Start date of Sanction 10/01/2020 End Date of Sanction 09/01/2024 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 21.2.1 \| 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 Substances Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Androsterone; Testosterone and least one of the Adiols (5αAdiol and/or 5βAdiol); Etiocholanone; 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol (5αAdiol); and 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol (5αAdiol) and 5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol (5βAdiol) Hormone and Metabolic Modulators Clomiphene and its metabolite hydroxy-methoxy-clomiphene; and Anastrozole and its metabolite hydroxy-anastrozole Substance Class Section 1.1(b) \| Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (when administered exogenously); and Section S3 \| Beta-2 Agonists Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 09/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 26/02/2015 End Date of Sanction 25/02/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone and metabolite Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 30/11/2017 Start date of Sanction 30/11/2017 End Date of Sanction 29/11/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one; and 19-norandrosterone, at an estimated concentration of 15ng/ml Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	One-year ban
Date of Violation 31/01/2019 Start date of Sanction 31/01/2019 End Date of Sanction 31/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Regulation 3(a) FA Anti-Doping Regulations 2019 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction One-year ban Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Action Taken One-year ban
Redacted	British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 28/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 13/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 12/12/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Boxing NGB British Boxing Board of Control - BBBoC Substance 19 Norandrosterone Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	One-year, two month ban
Date of Violation 22/11/2016 Start date of Sanction 15/12/2016 End Date of Sanction 14/02/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, two month ban Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken One-year, two month ban
Redacted	The Football Association - The FA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 25/09/2018 Start date of Sanction 03/10/2018 End Date of Sanction 02/10/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Evading, refusal or failure Sanction Four-year ban Sport Football NGB The Football Association - The FA Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority The Football Association – The FA
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 04/11/2016 Start date of Sanction 06/01/2017 End Date of Sanction 05/01/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone (and metabolite); Endogenous 19-norandrosterone; Clenbuterol; Chorionic gonadotrophin
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 08/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 08/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 07/03/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Stanozolol; Clenbuterol Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 05/12/2014 Start date of Sanction 30/04/2021 End Date of Sanction 29/04/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2009 UK Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.1 (The presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in an Athlete’s Sample) and Article 2.2 (Use or Attempted by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method). Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-6 (‘GHRP-6’) and its metabolite GHRP-6 (2-5) free acid. Substance Class S2 of the WADA 2014 Prohibited List under Peptides Hormones, Growth Factors and Related Substances. Action Taken Athlete suspended for two years from 30 April 2021 to 29 April 2023 inclusive. Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD

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