The Rugby Football League emphasises on behalf of UK Anti-Doping the importance to all players and support staff of familiarising themselves with the list of prohibited substances for 2025 which has been released by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
Following an extensive consultation period by WADA, the 2025 Prohibited List was published on 25 September 2024. This gives athletes and support personnel sufficient time to make themselves aware of the changes, review any medications they use on Global DRO, and apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) if required before the updated List comes into effect on 1 January 2025.
A full summary is available on UKAD’s website here.
The following resources are also available to read on WADA’s website:
- The full 2025 Prohibited List
- The WADA 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes
- The 2025 Monitoring Program which includes substances not currently on the List but are being monitored by WADA for potential patterns of misuse in sport.
The RFL continues to communicate directly with players at all levels.
