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We do not know yet if Kurtley Beale will return to play against the Lions series, but he remains on track to be with the Waratahs next season. One of his closest friends has made it well known in Melbourne that Beale is "heading home to Sydney for sure". Also, Waratahs coach Michael Cheika is understood to have remained in contact with Beale.
Will Quade Cooper or Kurtley Beale make the final Wallabies squad?
While on the Waratahs, a major administrative shake-up is in the wind. An influential NSW official is demanding that the Waratahs are brought back under the NSW Rugby Union umbrella, and the whole organisation streamlined. His argument holds a lot of weight, and hopefully he succeeds in his campaign. We hear some people at the Australian Rugby Union are baulking at the idea, citing concerns that the Waratahs, following the departure of HSBC, don't have a major sponsor for 2014. Adding to the unease is the fact that three Sydney clubs are understood to have reported to higher authorities recently that they are close to insolvency and require a bail out.
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