Rugby player pleads not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching
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The suspended rugby union star Kurtley Beale will stand trial in January accused of sexually assaulting a woman after an alleged attack at a Sydney pub.
The 34-year-old formally pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching when he appeared in Downing Centre district court on Friday.
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