GAA player (39) found guilty of assault after punch in club match left victim with several damaged teeth

Billy Cullen (right) has been found guilty of punching Kevin Rogers (left) in the face during a GAA club match in Co Wicklow in 2019.

A Wicklow GAA club player has been found guilty of punching an opponent in the face and damaging several of his victim’s teeth during a competitive match five years ago.

A jury of seven men and five women convicted Billy Cullen (39) of a single charge of assault causing harm contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 following a two-day trial at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court.