Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale will stand down from rugby indefinitely as he seeks assistance for alcohol-related issues.

After meeting the Melbourne Rebels and the Rugby Union Players' Association on Monday, the Australian Rugby Union issued a statement, saying Beale had voluntarily entered a private health facility to undertake counselling.

Out indefinitely: Kurtley Beale. Credit:Getty Images

Beale had initially denied he had a drinking problem when suspended by the Rebels for striking teammates Cooper Vuna and Gareth Delve in South Africa on March 23.

But he was subsequently stood down for last weekend's 36-32 loss to the Blues in Auckland for breaking the terms of his rehab agreement by drinking the night after his eye-catching return against the Chiefs.