Wallabies star Quade Cooper was on Friday ordered by rugby union officials to undergo counselling before he will be allowed to resume playing.

Australian Test rugby star Quade Cooper is to fight his burglary charge, his lawyer said on Friday, as the case was adjourned for seven months.

Departing Auckland Blues coach David Nucifora will take up the position of the Australian rugby Union’s (ARU) high performance manager in June, ARU chief executive John O’Neill…