MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wallabies back Kurtley Beale has said he was "vindicated" by a hearing that fined him A$45,000 (24,597.83 pounds) for sending an offensive text message about a team staffer that triggered her resignation and brought down coach Ewen McKenzie.
Though carrying a poor off-field record, the 25-year-old walked away from Friday's code of conduct hearing with his national contract intact after the panel found he had not sent a second "more offensive" text to former business manager Di Patston as charged.
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