Australia rugby union international Kurtley Beale has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at a Sydney pub last year.
Beale has been charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching.
The 34-year-old, who was arrested in December, was suspended from all forms of rugby by Rugby Australia.
"I'm devastated to be here today. I am not guilty," Beale said after appearing at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court.
"The truth will come out."
Full-back Beale, who has played 95 times for his country, returned to Australia last year after a spell with French team Racing 92 to play for New South Wales Waratahs.
In January, he was called up to a 44-man Wallabies training squad for the World Cup, which starts on 8 September.
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