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A French court has ruled that ­former Ireland rugby player Denis Coulson will remain in prison ahead of his appeal after he was convicted of rape.

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At the trial at Bordeaux's Cour d'Asisses, former Ireland Under-20 international Denis Coulson was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.

At the trial at Bordeaux's Cour d'Asisses, former Ireland Under-20 international Denis Coulson was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.

Former professional rugby player Denis Coulson, who was jailed for the rape of a student in 2017, has been locked up in a notorious French prison.

It was reported that former Ireland under-20 rugby coach Mike Ruddock appeared via videolink during Denis Coulson's trial. Photo: Sportsfile The former head coach of Ireland’s under-20 rugby ...

Irish rugby player Denis Coulson (centre) before his trial at the Bordeaux courthouse. He was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty ...

On Friday local time it sentenced Irishman Denis Coulson, 30, and Frenchman Loick Jammes, 30, to 14 years behind bars, and New Zealander Rory Grice, 34, to 12 years in jail.

Denis Coulson from Ireland, French man Loick Jammes, and New Zealander Rory Grice were charged with gang rape. They denied the charges and said any sexual activity with the woman had been consensual.

A French court Friday jailed three rugby players formerly with French side Grenoble for 12 to 14 years over the 2017 gang rape of a student after a drunken night out. It sentenced Irishman Denis ...