After two weeks of closed-door trial and more than nine hours of deliberation, Irishman Denis Coulson and Frenchman Loick Jammes were sentenced to 14 years in prison, and New Zealander Rory Grice to 12 years.
Three former Grenoble players have been sent forward for trial for rape following a night out in Bordeaux in 2017.
Budgets, players to watch, arrivals and departures - and an overview of each club at the start of the new season. Welcome to the Rugby Pass club-by-club Top 14 season preview