Former Bradford Bulls winger David Foggin-Johnston has been given a two-year ban from rugby league after testing optimistic for cocaine.
The 28-year-old was examined on 27 August 2023 by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) with a pattern displaying a optimistic studying for cocaine, which is a non-specified substance that’s prohibited.
The check got here after it was introduced that he was due to join Keighley Cougars for 2024,, external however he was suspended in October having admitted to an anti-doping rule violation.
After consulting a scientific skilled, Ukad then referred the case to an impartial panel, with a tribunal assembly in July and subsequently deciding to challenge the ban.
The tribunal judged that it was glad that the usage of cocaine was “leisure and unrelated to sport efficiency”.
The time served beneath suspension – since 11 October 2023 – shall be counted in the direction of Foggin-Johnston’s ban, which means it would finish on 10 October 2025.