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Fu@king Waratahs....
ARU sounds out Michael Cheika about Wallabies coaching job
NSW Waratahs chairman Roger Davis says it will be a tragedy for Australian rugby if Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale is lost to the game.
A key member of the Waratahs’ Super Rugby championship, Beale is being investigated by the ARU over two incidents involving the Wallabies former business manager Di Patston, who resigned last Saturday.
Beale and Patston clashed on a Wallabies flight from South Africa to South America over attire, while Beale also distributed an offensive text message about Patston back in June.
There is speculation the ARU will terminate Beale’s contract, while the player is also believed to be considering playing in France or switching to rugby league.
“The ARU is conducting a review and we will see what happens, but it would be a a tragedy for Australian rugby to lose Kurtley,” Davis said.
“To lose him would be a major disappointment and a backward step for the code. He has been an extraordinary footballer at schoolboy, Super Rugby and international level.”
Davis also revealed that the Beale affair had interrupted the Waratahs negotiations to extend the contract of head coach Michael Cheika.
“Michael has just returned from a study tour of Argentina and this is a distraction for him,” Davis said.
The is also speculation the ARU has sounded out Cheika about taking over the Wallabies from coach Ewen McKenzie, whose winning percentage will fall below 50 per cent if Australia loses to the All Blacks in Brisbane on Saturday night.
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