Kurtley Beale of Australia's Wallabies kicks a penalty goal during their Rugby Championship match against the New Zealand's All Blacks in Sydney August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New Australia coach Michael Cheika has declined a chance to rush Kurtley Beale into the Wallabies squad for the season-ending tour of Europe after the utility back was sanctioned for sending an offensive text message about a former team staffer.
Beale was fined A$45,000 ($40,000) but escaped further punishment after a tribunal heard charges that he had sent 'deeply offensive' text messages about Wallabies' business manager, Di Patston, who resigned under stress amid the scandal.
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