Ulster rape trial: No instant return for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

Paddy Jackson’s solicitor yesterday stated the rugby player’s priority in the wake of his acquittal on rape charges was to return to work but the Ireland fly-half will not make an immediate comeback on the field of play.

Irish rugby chiefs have undertaken to review the futures of both Jackson and Stuart Olding after the Ulster players were acquitted of rape following a nine-week trial in Belfast.

Jackson and team-mate Olding had denied raping the same woman at a house in south Belfast in June 2016, shortly after their return from Ireland’s tour of South Africa.