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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 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	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	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Twelve-year ban
Date of Violation 21/06/2013 Start date of Sanction 21/06/2013 End Date of Sanction 20/06/2025 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Trafficking or Attempted Trafficking Sanction Twelve-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Multiple Action Taken Twelve-year ban Results Management Authority Rugby Football Union - RFU
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 25/11/2013 Start date of Sanction 30/11/2012 End Date of Sanction 29/11/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Possession; Trafficking; Aiding and Abetting; Encouraging Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Multiple substances Action Taken Eight-year ban
Redacted	British Weightlifting - BWL	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 24/02/2014 Start date of Sanction 25/05/2014 End Date of Sanction 24/05/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence; Use Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Weightlifting NGB British Weightlifting - BWL Substance Drostanolone, Nandrolone and metandienone Action Taken Eight-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Ice Hockey UK - IHUK	Eight-year ban
Date of Violation 27/05/2014 Start date of Sanction 17/06/2014 End Date of Sanction 16/06/2022 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Eight-year ban Sport Ice Hockey NGB Ice Hockey UK - IHUK Action Taken Eight-year ban Results Management Authority UK Anti-Doping - UKAD
Redacted	Rugby Football League - RFL	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 05/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 08/04/2015 End Date of Sanction 07/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby League NGB Rugby Football League - RFL Substance Drostanolone; Stanozolol Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 07/03/2015 Start date of Sanction 02/04/2015 End Date of Sanction 01/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Drostanolone (and its metabolite); Cocaine Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 23/04/2015 Start date of Sanction 05/06/2015 End Date of Sanction 04/06/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Attempted Use Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Testosterone Action Taken Four-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	Cycling Time Trials - CTT	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 30/05/2015 Start date of Sanction 30/05/2015 End Date of Sanction 29/05/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Cycling NGB Cycling Time Trials - CTT Substance Metenolone and metabolite Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 16/06/2015 Start date of Sanction 02/07/2015 End Date of Sanction 01/07/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Nandrolone and 19 norandrosterone Action Taken Four-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 Cycling - BC	Three-year, six month ban
Date of Violation 16/08/2015 Start date of Sanction 16/10/2015 End Date of Sanction 15/04/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Use Sanction Three-year, six month ban Sport Cycling NGB British Cycling - BC Substance EPO Action Taken Three-year, six month ban
Redacted	Welsh Rugby Union - WRU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 18/08/2015 Start date of Sanction 12/09/2015 End Date of Sanction 11/09/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Boldenone metabolite; Nandrolone and Methylhexaneamine Action Taken Four-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	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 14/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 20/11/2015 End Date of Sanction 19/11/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Refusal or failure Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Action Taken Four-year ban
Redacted	Rugby Football Union - RFU	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 19/11/2015 Start date of Sanction 09/12/2015 End Date of Sanction 08/12/2019 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Presence Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Rugby Football Union - RFU Substance Oxandrolone Action Taken Four-year ban
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	Four-year ban
Date of Violation 01/12/2015 Start date of Sanction 28/01/2016 End Date of Sanction 27/01/2020 Competitor Violator Redacted Rule Violated Evasion Sanction Four-year ban Sport Rugby Union NGB Welsh Rugby Union - WRU Substance Evasion Action Taken Four-year ban

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