Kurtley Beale
Beale’s ruptured Achilles tendon puts career in balance
Kurtley Beale’s rugby career is in jeopardy ahead of surgery on Monday after a scan revealed he had ruptured his achilles tendon.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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NSW’s latest ‘one that got away’ shows why Simon Raiwalui is so badly needed
Waratahs’ new director of performance must take a hard line on retention to prevent players like Under-20s star Ronan Leahy being lost to the state.
- by Paul Cully
‘It’s the pinnacle of the game’: Beale relishing return to Wallabies fold
During his year-long exile from the game, the veteran fullback had plenty of time to reflect on his career. It was then that he truly realised how much the national team meant to him.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Inside Beale’s obsession to get back in a Wallabies jersey
Kurtley Beale lines up against his old team the Waratahs on Saturday. Is an international comeback on the cards? Those close to the 95-Test stalwart believe so.
- by Tom Decent
‘Extremely weak case’: Beale argues he should have never been charged
Lawyers for rugby star Kurtley Beale are seeking to have his legal costs paid for by the state after he was cleared of sexual assault charges in a Bondi pub.
- by Sarah McPhee
Western Force sign Beale for rest of Super Rugby season
The former Wallabies playmaker will return to elite rugby with the Perth-based club after signing a short-term injury replacement deal.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘The truth has come out’: Beale cleared of sex offences in Bondi pub
The jury returned its verdict in the Wallabies star’s trial on Friday afternoon after about an hour of deliberations.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Courts
Beale’s barrister calls accuser a ‘manipulative woman’
Defence barrister Margaret Cunneen, SC, has told the jury at the Wallabies star’s sexual assault trial that the complainant has brought a “false allegation”.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘There it is in front of you’: Beale grope caught on CCTV, jury told
In his closing address, the prosecutor said the Wallabies star “did what he felt like doing” when he allegedly moved his hand from a woman’s back to her bottom.
- by Sarah McPhee
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‘I messed up’: Beale’s call to agent after being confronted by woman
A jury has heard a secret police recording from the Wallabies star to his manager Isaac Moses, minutes after a woman accused him of sexual assault.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Woman ‘shaking, crying’ as she shared alleged Beale sex assault
A woman’s parents and future in-laws have given evidence at Wallabies star Kurtley Beale’s sexual assault trial of the moment she first shared her allegations.
- by Sarah McPhee
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