Kurtley Beale’s rap sheet

Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale is facing an ARU integrity unit investigation after an alleged incident on a team flight in South America involving a female staff member.
Kurtley Beale is facing an ARU integrity unit investigation after an alleged incident on a team flight in South America involving a female staff member. Source: Getty Images
KURTLEY Beale’s mid-flight argument with a member of the Wallabies team management is just the latest in a long list of misdemeanours.
Since bursting on to the rugby scene more than seven years ago, the prodigiously talented Beale and trouble haven’t been far apart.
We take a look at Beale’s rap sheet.
January 2007
Beale is fined $1500 and banned from holding a licence for nine months for drink-driving while unlicensed.
June 2010
Beale is found not guilty of assaulting his female cousin at a party.
Beale was found by Mt Druitt Local Court to have no case to answer after his 17-year-old cousin alleged he had struck her during an argument at a 40th birthday celebration.
“I’m very relieved it’s all over,” Beale said afterwards.
“I’ve always said I’m not guilty. Hopefully, I can concentrate on my footy.’’
July 2010
Beale is fined $5000 by the ARU for urinating outside a nightclub in Brisbane
James O'Connor, Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale played down an alleged scuffle. Source: News Limited
November 2010
Beale is allegedly involved in altercation with Wallabies teammates Quade Cooper and James O’Connor in Paris.
Reports of the alleged scuffle emerged nine months after the event. All three players attempted to play down its significance, although Beale hinted that tempers had flared between the trio.
“We’re good mates and you are always going to come eye to eye at one stage,” Beale said.
“We have obviously got over it and we had a good win over France later on the weekend.”
June 2012
Beale is accused of assaulting a bouncer at a Brisbane hotel.
It was alleged Beale struck one of the security staff after he and teammate Quade Cooper tried to re-enter the Victory Hotel after being ejected on the morning before the Wallabies’ Test win over Wales at Suncorp Stadium, which he was absence from through injury.
An assault charge was later thrown of court out after it was settled during out-of-court mediation.
Kurtley Beale and Cooper Vuna at Melbourne Rebels training. Source: News Limited
March 2013
Beale is fined $40,000 and suspended indefinitely following a punch-up with Melbourne Rebels teammates Cooper Vuna and Gareth Delve.
Beale and Vuna were sent home from South Africa on separate flights following the incident on the Rebels team bus following a heavy loss to the Sharks in Durban.
May 2013
Beale is suspended for a second time in seven weeks by the Melbourne Rebels for breaching an alcohol ban.
Admitting to drinking the weekend after his return to the Melbourne side, Beale was stood down for “breaching behavioural guidelines”.
Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor were photographed out in the early hours of the morning at a fast food burger outlet. Source: Supplied
June 2013
Beale is photographed by a fan with Wallabies teammate James O’Connor at a Melbourne fast food outlet at 3.50am just days out from the second Test against the British and Irish Lions.
Beale and O’Connor attended the midweek clash between the Rebels and the Lions at AAMI Stadium and later joined players from both teams at an after-party in the city.
After conducting a thorough investigation Wallabies management were satisfied neither player was drinking, and were merely in attendance at the party to support their Rebels teammates.
The following week the pair missed the team bus for training after sleeping in and had to catch a taxi.
Kurtley Beale at Wallabies training in Buenos Aires this week. Source: Getty Images
October 2014
The ARU confirms its integrity unit is investigating an alleged episode of verbal abuse by Beale towards a member of the Wallabies management staff on the team’s flight from Johannesburg to Brazil.
Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie also confirms that he missed the team’s training session on Tuesday to deal with the controversy.
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