Former NRL star Sam Burgess has allegedly failed a roadside drug test and has been charged with traffic offences in the New South Wales Southern Highlands.
Burgess, 32, was stopped in a BMW X5 at Braemar earlier this afternoon by highway patrol officers.
The ABC understands police will allege he tested positive for cocaine during a random drug test, with a second oral fluid test sample sent for further analysis.
He has been charged with driving without a valid NSW licence and using an unregistered vehicle and will face court in May.
Earlier this month Burgess was found guilty of intimidating his ex-father-in-law, Mitchell Hooke, during a heated argument about his children.
The pair gave varying versions of the event at Mr Hooke's NSW Southern Highlands home in October 2019, after Burgess was told his visitation time had finished.
But both agreed the former South Sydney captain had said the visitation issue was "inhumane" before things escalated.
Magistrate Robert Rabbidge found Burgess guilty of intimidation, recorded a conviction and placed him on a two-year good behaviour bond.
Burgess has appealed the verdict.
More to come.
