Former Ireland U20 rugby player Denis Coulson was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of raping a woman in Bordeaux, France in 2017.
Dublin-born Coulson, who also played for Connacht and French side Stade Français, was one of two former Irish international rugby players sentenced on Friday at Bordeaux’s Cour d’Asisses.
Chris Farrell, a member of the Irish team that won the 2018 Six Nations Grand Slam, was sentenced to four years in prison and two years suspended for failing to prevent crime.
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.
The two men were tried along with three other rugby players, two of whom were also found guilty of rape on Friday.
All five men were teammates at FC Grenoble.
Loick Jammes, 30 years old, from France, was convicted of rape and received a 14-year prison sentence.
Rory Grice, 34 years old, from New Zealand, was convicted of rape and received a 12-year prison sentence.
Fellow New Zealander Dylan Hayes, 30, was sentenced to two years’ probation for failing to prevent crime.
All five defendants denied the charges against them.
