24 Aug 2011

ARU finds no evidence of fight between Wallabies

6:37 am on 24 August 2011

The Australian Rugby Union says it's found no grounds to take any action against Wallabies Quade Cooper, James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale over fight allegations.

The ARU launched an investigation after claims emerged yesterday the trio were involved in a scuffle between themselves in Paris on the Wallabies tour late last year.

A statement from the ARU says there was a disagreement between the players during the week leading into the Test against France however the players involved maintain it wasn't serious and there was no one else present and subsequent enquiries have failed to find any other first-hand witnesses.

Earlier Cooper and Beale had played down the incident as boys being boys and nothing sinister.