Alan Quinlan

A video grab of the incident involving Leinster's Leo Cullen during the Heineken Cup semi-final at Croke Park Alan Quinlan’s ‘eye-gouging’ incident against Leinster looks likely to cost him his place on the Lions squad for the tour to South Africa later this month. European Rugby Cup (ERC) confirmed that Quinlan, the Munster flanker, must appear before a disciplinary panel “as soon as is practicable,” after being cited for making contact with the eye area of Leo Cullen during Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final. His prospects do not look good: Martin Corry, the Leicester captain, was banned for six weeks this year for striking or ... Read Full Story

Munster flanker Alan Quinlan will miss the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa after failing in his appeal against a 12-week ban for eye-gouging. Quinlan was last week found guilty of gouging following an incident involving Leinster's Leo Cullen during Munster's European Cup semi-final defeat at Croke Park in Dublin on May 2. His appeal was dismissed on Wednesday with the panel upholding the original decision that Quinlan, 34, should not be allowed to play again until September 10. The opening match of the Lions tour is on May 30, with the first Test against the world champions Springboks on June 20. ... Read Full Story

Munster flanker Alan Quinlan will miss the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa after he was banned for 12 weeks on Wednesday for eye-gouging. Quinlan was found guilty of gouging following an incident involving Leinster's Leo Cullen during Munster's European Cup semi-final defeat at Croke Park in Dublin on May 2. The opening match of the Lions tour is on May 30, with the first Test against the world champions Springboks on June 20. The 34-year-old Quinlan becomes the third player to be forced out of the Lions squad after fellow Munster player, scrum-half Tomas O'Leary broke his ankle and Cardiff Blues ... Read Full Story

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(Reuters) - Ireland's Alan Quinlan (2nd L) and Robert Kearney (R) tackle New Zealand's Mils Muliaina (2nd R) during their friendly international rugby union match at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland November 15, 2008. REUTERS/ Eddie Keogh (IRELAND) Read Full Story