Rape case against two Ireland rugby internationals beginsREUTERS Ireland's Stuart Olding was charged with two counts of rape. A legal case against two Ireland rugby internationals accused of raping a woman in Belfast last year began in a Northern Irish court on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time). Ireland first-five Paddy Jackson, 25, was charged in Northern Ireland last month with one count of rape and one of sexual assault while Ulster teammate Stuart Olding, 24, faces two counts of rape. READ MORE: Jackson, Olding face rape charges in BelfastThe case was adjourned to a further hearing on September 6. Neither player will play at club or national level until the court process is concluded, the Irish Rugby Football Union said last month.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2017 15:45 UTC