In April 2018 the United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the rugby player Maredydd Francis after his sample tested positive for multiple prohibited substances:
- Androsterone;
- 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol;
- 5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol;
- Etiocholanolone;
- Nandrolone;
- Testosterone;
- Trenbolone.
The Athlete gave a prompt admission and without a hearing he accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction rendered by UKAD.
The Athlete admitted the intentional use of the substances and stated that he used these in July 2017 to improve his recovery after he underwent surgery. UKAD did not accept the Athlete's statement because the test results establish that the Athlete's use of the substances was more recently than he has admitted.
UKAD considers the Athlete's prompt admission and his degree of fault and decides on 26 September 2018 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 10 March 2018.
