In August 2023 the United Kingdom Anti-Doping reported an anti-doping rule violation against the rugby player Adam Rusling after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Cocaine and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and their metabolites.
Following notification the Athlete admitted the violation, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by UKAD. The Athlete admitted that he had used Cocaine and MDMA out-of-competition and recreational at his home.
Therefore UKAD decides on 11 January 2024 to impose a 3 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 2 August 2023. Because the Athlete already has served his period of inelibility he is eligible to participate in sport forthwith.
