Australian international full-back Kurtley Beale was indicted on Friday on suspicion of sexual assault, local media reported.
He was later suspended by the Australian Rugby Federation.
"This action follows Mr Beale's arrest and indictment for serious criminal offences, and is in line with Rugby Australia's Code of Conduct for Professional Players," the federation said in a statement.
Beale, recruited last year by the Waratahs team after two seasons at French club Racing 92, was in custody at a Sydney police station.
He returned to Australia to better prepare for the 2023 World Cup. He was recalled in the fall of 2021 by the Wallabies, with whom he had not played since 2019.
Two counts
Australian police said a man has been charged with "two counts of sexually touching another person without their consent, inciting another person to sexually touch them without their consent and having sex without their consent. consent ".
The facts date back to December and would have taken place in a bar in Bondi, a famous seaside resort in the suburbs of Sydney.
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