BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) Two Ireland rugby internationals have been found not guilty of raping a woman in 2016.
Paddy Jackson and Stuart Holding remain suspended from playing until their club, Ulster Rugby, and the Irish Rugby Football Union finish a joint review of the case. Neither player has played at domestic or international level since they were charged in July last year.
A jury returned a unanimous verdict at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday following a nine-week trial.
Jackson and Olding denied raping the same woman at a party at Jackson's house in south Belfast following a night out in June 2016. Jackson was also found not guilty of sexual assault. Two other men charged in connection with the incident were also found not guilty.
