Breaking News - KB

[travelling_gerry]

KURTLEY Beale’s future in Australian rugby could be in jeopardy with the ARU investigating an incident involving the troubled Wallaby on a flight to South America on Sunday.

The ARU declined to confirm details but it is understood its integrity unit is looking into 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.
The staff member subsequently decided to leave the tour and flew back to Australia on Wednesday night.

[Tonkar]

I just wonder if they will do the same to KB that they did to JOC ... JoC last incident had nothing to do with Rugby and was a incident that only involved him and his G/F at Perth Airport....

My thoughts are whats good for 1 should be good for the other Sack him in Argy land and let him get his own way home

[travelling_gerry]

I was at a swanky corporate function for the Subi test (Thanks Boss!) and the Foxtel interviewer was asking Owen Finegan on stage what was the best fit for KB, fullback or 5/8, I interjected and said "Rugby League". Finegan said "oh thats cruel". I wonder if he now thinks me a astute judge?

[WFDom]

Leopard..... spots..... If he survives past this I will lose what little remaining respect I have left for the ARU.

Cut the idiot now.

[Buddha Handy]

It is a shame they didn't put Godwin on the flight with Skelton and Shatz, he would be playing this weekend. Now will probably be Lilo

[jargan83]

He's not the messiah....

He'd fit right in with the rest of the grubs at Canterbury.

[Alison]

What a fuckwit!! Sack him and put the money he would otherwise have been paid into the fund called "in case Nick Cummins returns" ;-p

[valzc]

Because the "investigation" won't be till the Wallabies get back to Aus - it's still likely that he'll be playing Sunday morning. He trained with the squad but unusually Link was absent from the training session. I suppose to his credit he tried to apologise but too little too late. The team including staff have been on self imposed booze free but drinking allowed on flights, which was asking for trouble. What I would like to know is - where was the team captain when this all happened? Standing around with that smirk on his face flicking his hair? ( ooooh that's nasty!)

[chibi]

Can they get Godwin out there in time?

[jono]

No

[jono]

Wallabies Twitter just said the investigation will be finalised by EOW. Maybe there will be an answer and punishment pre game...

*edit* apologies I misread the tweet. End of next week for completion of investigation. So no result before game.

[travelling_gerry]

Female staff member.

[andrewg]

Seems to be a bit more detail here:

http://smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-...02-10oy57.html

+ Seems not "directly" alcohol related.
+Official involved was Di Patston - Wallabies Business Manager
+Seems that Di Patston has already returned to OZ.
Link admits that "it's complicated".

Interesting to see how this unfolds.......

[beige]

The report I read suggested that he hadn't been drinking on the flight (although he had the night before). Best case scenario is that it was just an argument but you wouldn't think so if it was serious enough to be reported.

[Alison]

If it's caused the woman to fly home early it's got to be more serious than just an argument. Imo.