- Beale suffered a suspected Achilles injury while playing club rugby
- Full-back was in line to return for Australia and add to his 95 Test caps
Kurtley Beale’s Wallabies comeback has been dealt a cruel blow after the full-back suffered an expected torn Achilles on Saturday.
The 35-year-old, who was last week announced in Joe Schmidt’s maiden 38-man Wallabies squad, had to be helped from the field during a Sydney club rugby match. Beale came off the bench for Randwick against Eastern Suburbs in NSW’s Shute Shield but went down untouched in the back-field.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/30/wallabies-australia-rugby-union-kurtley-beale-comeback-serious-achilles-injury
Author : Australian Associated Press
Publish date : 2024-06-30 05:48:01
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