Wallaby back Kurtley Beale has been fined $45,000 by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), but has avoided suspension and having his contract terminated following a marathon code of conduct hearing on Friday.
The hearing at ARU headquarters in Sydney lasted a little under four hours, but it was another two hours before the results were announced.
Beale was apparently found not guilty of a charge of breaching section 7.3 of the ARU’s member protection policy, which relates to anti-discrimination and harassment.
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