Barkley was given a deadline of this week to explain how part of his ticket allocation for the championship clash with Ireland came into the possession of unlicensed companies offering unofficial hospitality packages at Twickenham.

The Bath star had initially delayed sending the required information to RFU top brass, prompting them to set the deadline, but his response has seen him absolved of any blame.

RFU commercial director Paul Vaughan said: The letter received from Olly Barkley clearly states where his tickets were distributed for the Ireland game at Twickenham in March.

We accept the tickets went to friends and not to unofficial hospitality providers. Therefore, no further action is being taken.

Id like to thank Olly for his co-operation in this matter and his understanding that the course of action undertaken was in order to give him the opportunity to respond to the allegations made against him.

However, Barkleys Bath colleague Matt Stevens - who has also been under investigation - has yet to be cleared with the RFU revealing they have passed his case onto their Finance & Funding committee.

Matt Stevens replied to the RFU allegations regarding his tickets several weeks ago and a recommendation has been forwarded to the Finance & Funding committee for their consideration and action, said Vaughan.

Ben Cohen was the third player caught in the furore but his case was clear cut - the Northampton winger was punished swiftly with his international allocation being suspended for the rest of the season.