Brennan secures injunction restraining ERC inquiry

TREVOR Brennan yesterday secured an interim injunction in the High Court restraining the management of the European Rugby Cup from conducting a disciplinary inquiry today into alleged misconduct at a Heineken Cup match earlier this month.

The Toulouse player claimed he was concerned for his rights should the disciplinary hearing “be steamrolled through in advance of the determination of a criminal complaint in France” by Ulster fan Patrick Bamford.

A disciplinary inquiry was put in place after an off field incident at the Heineken Cup tie when the 33-year-old Dubliner, capped 13 times for Ireland, was allegedly involved in an off-field incident in which an Ulster fan was assaulted.