The two men were on trial with three other rugby players, two of whom were also found guilty of rape on Friday.

All five men were once teammates together at FC Grenoble.

Loick Jammes, 30, from France, was found guilty of rape and given a 14-year sentence.

Rory Grice, 34, from New Zealand, was found guilty of rape and given a 12-year sentence.

Fellow New Zealander 30-year-old Dylan Hayes was given a two-year suspended sentence for failure to prevent a crime.

All five defendants had denied the charges against them.

The trial in Bordeaux was held behind closed doors, with no members of the public or media present, at the request of the lawyers for the complainant.

Proceedings got under way last week and the jury, who began deliberations earlier on Friday, came back with a verdict hours later.