A top young Irish cyclist who quit competitive racing following a collision with a French team's service vehicle during an international event has lost his High Court action for damages.

STADE TOULOUSAIN’S former All Black scrum half Byron Kelleher has publicly apologised for his part in a drink-fuelled incident in the southern French city which saw the player spend a night in a Toulouse jail cell. Kelleher, 32, was arrested by police after allegedly being involved in a street brawl following a car accident in the early hours of Friday morning.