Cork Con add to mounting support for Sheahan

SUPPORT for banned Irish rugby international Frank Sheahan mounted yesterday when his club called for full clarification on the use of asthma inhalers.

Cork Constitution president Billy Dowling, on behalf of the club’s executive committee, urged both the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Irish Sports Council to clarify their position at the earliest opportunity.

“We wish Frankie Sheahan every success in his forthcoming appeal before the ERC,” a club statement said. “Frankie has been with the club from underage level and is one of our most respected and popular members. We know him to be an honest individual in his dealings with the club over many years, and we are particularly pleased to see that he has received huge support in his current dilemma from a variety of sources.