SYDNEY (Reuters) - Utility back Kurtley Beale has been fined 45,000 Australian dollars (24,679 British pounds) for sending an offensive text, but has escaped a ban after being cleared of sending a second "more offensive" photograph, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said on Friday.
The 25-year-old, who has played 47 times for his country, was accused of sending "deeply offensive" text messages about team business manager Di Patston, following a heated row on a flight for a test against Argentina in June and was suspended pending tribunal.
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