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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 Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 30/03/2019 Start date of Sanction 30/03/2019 End Date of Sanction 29/03/2021 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 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 Methylhexaneamine Substance Class Specified Stimulants Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/02/2019 Start date of Sanction 23/02/2019 End Date of Sanction 22/02/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one 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 UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 24/11/2018 Start date of Sanction 24/11/2018 End Date of Sanction 23/11/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Boldenone and 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one (a metabolite of boldenone) Substance Class S1.1(b) Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid when administered exogenously Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association - BBSA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 06/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 13/11/2018 End Date of Sanction 12/11/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Bobsleigh NGB British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association - BBSA Substance 4β-hydroxystanozolol, stanozolol-N-glucuronide and epistanozolol-N-glucuronide (metabolites of stanozolol) Substance Class Non-specified Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Motorsport UK - MSA	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 30/09/2018 Start date of Sanction 30/09/2018 End Date of Sanction 29/09/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers Sanction Two-year ban Sport Motor Sport NGB Motorsport UK - MSA Substance Carboxy-THC (metabolite of cannabis) Substance Class S8 Cannabinoids Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 27/10/2018 Start date of Sanction 14/12/2018 End Date of Sanction 13/12/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated 2.1 \| Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Ostarine Substance Class S2 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 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	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 14/10/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/10/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/10/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Scottish Rugby Union - SRU Substance Clomiphene Substance Class Anti-Estrogenic Modulator Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Scottish Rugby Union - SRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 02/08/2018 Start date of Sanction 02/01/2019 End Date of Sanction 01/01/2023 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Evading, refusing or failing to submit to Sample collection Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Scottish Rugby Union - SRU Substance N/A Substance Class N/A Action Taken Four-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 14/02/2015 Start date of Sanction 11/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 10/03/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Tamoxifen Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/12/2017 Start date of Sanction 14/12/2017 End Date of Sanction 13/12/2021 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-norandsrosterone Action Taken Four-year ban 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	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Three-year, three month ban
Date of Violation 27/08/2014 Start date of Sanction 10/11/2014 End Date of Sanction 09/02/2018 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Attempted Use Sanction Three-year, three month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance hGH Action Taken Three-year, three month ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Six-month ban
Date of Violation 07/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 07/03/2015 End Date of Sanction 06/09/2015 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Six-month ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance 1,3-dimethylbutylamine Action Taken Six-month 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
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 15/07/2014 Start date of Sanction 16/08/2014 End Date of Sanction 15/08/2016 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Clenbuterol Action Taken Two-year ban
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	Rugby Football League - RFL	One-year, four month ban
Date of Violation 15/03/2018 Start date of Sanction 15/03/2018 End Date of Sanction 14/07/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction One-year, four month ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Benzoylecgonine (metabolite of cocaine) Action Taken One-year, four month ban
Redacted	British Rowing - BR	Two-year ban
Date of Violation 09/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 09/05/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/05/2017 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Two-year ban Sport Rowing NGB British Rowing - BR Substance Benzoylecgonine Action Taken Two-year ban
Redacted	British Wrestling Association - BWA	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 12/06/2016 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 Weightlifting NGB British Wrestling Association - BWA Substance Stanozolol metabolite Action Taken Four-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	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	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	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

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