Former England dual rugby international Sam Burgess pleaded guilty to driving with an illicit drug in his system, but avoided a conviction in an Australian court Tuesday. Appearing at Moss Vale Local Court south of Sydney, Burgess was ordered to attend a traffic offender's program and handed fines for driving an unregistered car and for not holding a local licence, according to court documents. In February, the 32-year-old was stopped by police while driving down a highway about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of Sydney and given a roadside drug test, which he failed. Burgess spent most of his career in Australia with South Sydney while also playing 24 rugby league matches for England. He also made a brief code-switch, playing five rugby union Tests for England, including at the 2015 World Cup. al/arb/dh