'Late-night' Beale, O'Connor cleared
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June 27, 2013, Thursday
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AUSTRALIA backs Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor have been cleared of wrongdoing after being photographed in a fast food restaurant in Melbourne in the early hours of the morning, four days before the second test against the British and Irish Lions.
The London's Daily Mail newspaper published the photo of the two players posing with fans at around 3.50am on its website yesterday.
Beale and O'Connor, who play for Super Rugby side the Melbourne Rebels, watched from the sidelines as the Lions beat their team 35-0 on Tuesday in the final midweek match of their tour.
Beale has only just returned to rugby after taking four months off following a string of alcohol-related incidents.
"There has been a full and thorough investigation of the information," the Australian Rugby Union said in a statement.
"The two players were out last night, but they were not drinking - 10 witnesses we have spoken to corroborated that."
The statement added that after the match Beale and O'Connor went to a function at a club with Rebels teammates and some Lions players before stopping to pick up food on the way home.
The Wallabies lost the first test 21-23 and Beale missed a last-minute penalty that would have sealed victory for the hosts after slipping on contact.
The second test of the three-match series is in Melbourne on Saturday, with the ARU confirming the roof will be closed at the Docklands Stadium, amid forecast for isolated showers.
The London's Daily Mail newspaper published the photo of the two players posing with fans at around 3.50am on its website yesterday.
Beale and O'Connor, who play for Super Rugby side the Melbourne Rebels, watched from the sidelines as the Lions beat their team 35-0 on Tuesday in the final midweek match of their tour.
Beale has only just returned to rugby after taking four months off following a string of alcohol-related incidents.
"There has been a full and thorough investigation of the information," the Australian Rugby Union said in a statement.
"The two players were out last night, but they were not drinking - 10 witnesses we have spoken to corroborated that."
The statement added that after the match Beale and O'Connor went to a function at a club with Rebels teammates and some Lions players before stopping to pick up food on the way home.
The Wallabies lost the first test 21-23 and Beale missed a last-minute penalty that would have sealed victory for the hosts after slipping on contact.
The second test of the three-match series is in Melbourne on Saturday, with the ARU confirming the roof will be closed at the Docklands Stadium, amid forecast for isolated showers.
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