IRELAND coach Eddie O'Sullivan could still face charges of bringing the game of rugby into disrepute after his allegation that Ronan O'Gara was throttled at the end of Saturday's Six Nations match with Scotland.

Match commissioner Brian Fowler has already confirmed Scotland have no case to answer.

Six Nations committee spokesman Jon Davies said: "We've no plans to do anything just now, but that doesn't rule out action in the future."

Scotland coach Frank Hadden feels the issue is an unwelcome distraction ahead of Saturday's game against France in Paris, saying: "I knew this was rubbish at the time and it's still absolute rubbish now."

O'Gara lay prostrate for several minutes after a huge hit by Scotland lock Nathan Hines, and had to be revived by Irish medics. O'Sullivan was incandescent after the game, claiming the No.10 had been deliberately choked, but he refused to say which Scot had been involved in the incident.

Hines said today: "I was surprised to hear of his allegations. It's a serious allegation to make."

Meanwhile, Scotland hooker Dougie Hall today told of the determination within the squad to end a disappointing campgain on a high.

He said: "We didn't perform as well as we wanted against Ireland. The lineout was part of that. That performance isn't going to be good enough to win in Paris, but it's going to be very easy to mentally get up for that game.

"We owe ourselves and we owe the fans. We have to come out of this with a positive. This is our last chance."