Hunt pleads guilty to cocaine charges

Sydney - High-profile rugby star Karmichael Hunt was fined after pleading guilty to four charges of cocaine possession on Thursday in a case that has rocked Australian sport.

The 28-year-old, a former rugby league international who switched to Super Rugby's Reds from Australian Rules team Gold Coast Suns this year, was ordered to pay Aus$2 500 ($1 955) by magistrates on Queensland's Gold Coast.

He was originally accused of supplying the drug but this was downgraded to possession, with police alleging he arranged to pick up cocaine on four occasions from September 1 to October 3 last year.