Sheahan’s drugs case set to stall his return

IRISH international Frank Sheahan, dragged back from Ireland’s trip to Australia after testing positive in a drugs test following Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse, is unlikely to have his case settled in time to re-join his Irish colleagues before the end of the tour.

The Irish team management and many of his colleagues have insisted he was caught out on a technicality based on a failure to properly complete an ERC (European Rugby Cup) questionnaire back in September.

Sheahan has been using a drug to treat an asthmatic condition which he has suffered from over a number of years.