The IRFU and Ulster Rugby are currently deciding whether Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding will return to play professional rugby in Ireland and Alan Quinlan is unsure whether the duo will see the field here next season. 'If you bring the game into disrepute, you can be punished' - Alan Quinlan on the future of Jackson and OldingJackson and Olding were yesterday found not guilty of rape at a trial in Belfast, with the former also cleared of a sexual assault charge. They have acknowledged that the verdict was not guilty but certainly the question will be asked, were they in breach of contract? Did they bring the game into disrepute? "There are clauses in any of the contracts I would have had, and I'm sure it is the exact same for anybody signing a contract now, that if you bring the game into disrepute, if you have any sort of breaches of your contract, you can be punished for that.

Source: Irish Independent March 29, 2018 12:27 UTC