Tuesday 17 October 2017 21:15, UK
Two Ireland rugby stars will stand trial accused of raping the same woman, a court has ruled.
Fly-half Paddy Jackson, 25, and centre Stuart Olding, 24, appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing looking into the allegations.
The Ulster players were required to attend court proceedings for the first time since being charged.
They appeared alongside another two co-accused as the charges were read out to them.
District Judge George Conner ruled there was enough evidence for the pair to be tried at a crown court after considering arguments from the prosecution and defence.
Olding, of Ardenlee Street, Belfast, and Jackson, of Oakleigh Park, Belfast, are accused of raping the woman at a property in south Belfast in June last year.
Olding is charged with two counts of rape and Jackson is charged with one count of rape and another count of sexual assault.
Both men deny the charges.
The Irish Rugby Football Union and Ulster Rugby have said Olding, who has been capped four times for Ireland and Jackson, who has played 25 times, will not play again until court proceedings are over.
The two other men are also set to stand trial on related charges.
Blane McIlroy, 25, of Royal Lodge Road, Ballydollaghan, Belfast, is charged with one count of exposure.
And Rory Harrison, 25, of Manse Road, Belfast, is charged with perverting the course of justice and withholding information.
The men were released with a bail of £500. The date of the trial has not yet been decided.
