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Former Ireland U20 rugby international Denis Coulson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux, France, in 2017.<\/p>\n
Dublin-born Coulson, who also played for Connacht and French side Stade Fran\u00e7ais, was one of two former Irish international rugby players sentenced on Friday at Bordeaux’s Cour d’Asisses.<\/p>\n
Chris Farrell, who was a member of Ireland’s Grand Slam-winning 2018 Six Nations squad, was handed a four-year sentence with two years suspended for failure to prevent a crime.<\/p>\n
The court was told he would not be sent to prison but would have to wear an electronic tag for two years and remain in France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The two men were on trial with three other rugby players, two of whom were also found guilty of rape on Friday.<\/p>\n
All five men were once teammates together at FC Grenoble.<\/p>\n
Loick Jammes, 30, from France, was found guilty of rape and given a 14-year sentence.<\/p>\n
Rory Grice, 34, from New Zealand, was found guilty of rape and given a 12-year sentence.<\/p>\n
Fellow New Zealander 30-year-old Dylan Hayes was given a two-year suspended sentence for failure to prevent a crime.<\/p>\n
All five defendants had denied the charges against them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n