IRISH EX-RUGBY PLAYER FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE IN FRANCE
**Update: Irish Ex-Rugby Players Found Guilty in France Rape Case**
Former Irish rugby players, including Denis Coulson and Chris Farrell, were sentenced for their involvement in a rape case in Bordeaux, France.
– **Denis Coulson**: The 30-year-old Dublin-born former U20 international, who also played for Connacht and Stade Français, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the 2017 rape of a woman in Bordeaux.
– **Chris Farrell**: The 34-year-old County Tyrone-born player, who was part of Ireland’s 2018 Grand Slam-winning squad, was sentenced to four years, with two years suspended, for failure to prevent a crime. He will not serve prison time but must wear an electronic tag for two years and stay in France.
– **Loick Jammes (France)**: The 30-year-old French former player was sentenced to 14 years for rape.
– **Rory Grice (New Zealand)**: The 34-year-old was sentenced to 12 years for rape.
– **Dylan Hayes (New Zealand)**: He received a two-year suspended sentence for failure to prevent a crime.
The trial, which took place behind closed doors at Bordeaux’s Cour d’Assises, found all five defendants guilty, despite their denials. The case involved members of the FC Grenoble rugby team, with the events dating back to 2017.
