Rugby star Cooper charged with burglary

Queensland Reds and Wallaby rugby union star Quade Cooper has been charged by police
after allegedly robbing a residence on the Gold Coast.
Cooper was released from Southport watchhouse on Sunday afternoon, charged with one
count of burglary.

A police media spokesman said a 21-year-old man had been charged with one count of
burglary of a residence in Surfers Paradise on Sunday morning.
He is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on December 11.
Cooper recently returned from a breakthrough Wallaby tour, where he played all four
tests in Australia's Grand Slam quest.
A Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) spokesman declined to comment as the matter was
before the courts.
Asked if Cooper would be stood down, the QRU spokesman replied: "We've got to
establish the full facts of the matter before we can decide what action if any
action will be taken."