England forward Trout served ban for cannabis

England forward Owen Trout served a one-month ban earlier this year after testing positive for cannabis.

The 27-year-old, who is joining NRL side Sharks this off-season from Leigh, returned an adverse analytical finding for carboxy-THC, a metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) after a Super League match against Wakefield on 20 March.

UK Anti-Doping informed Trout of the results and a provisional suspension on 22 May and he admitted to having smoked a cannabis joint and consumed a cannabis gummy in the week leading up to the test.

He was formally charged on 20 July but the one-month ban was adjudged to have been fully served from 22 May to 21 June.