In April 2024 the United Kingdom Anti-Doping reported an anti-doping rule violation against the rugby player Kieran Goss after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Cannabis in a concentration above the WADA threshold.
Following notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, waived his right for a hearing, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by UKAD.
The Athlete acknowledged that he had used Cannabis recreationally at the material time. In view of the evidence UKAD accepted that the violation occurred out-of-competition and in a context unrelated to sport performance.
Therefore UKAD decides on 19 September 2024 to impose a 3 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 29 June 2022. Because the Athlete had already served the period of ineligibility he is eligible to participate in sport forthwith.
