Kurtley Beale

Position	Centre
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Height	184cm
Weight	92kg

Position	Fullback, Centre, Flyhalf
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Height	184cm
Weight	92kg
Debut	2009 v Wales, Cardiff
Caps	71

Position	Centre
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Height	184cm
Weight	92kg
Debut	2011 vs Italy, Auckland
Caps	12 World Cup matches

Position	Centre
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Height	184cm
Weight	92kg
Debut	2009 v Wales v Cardiff
Caps	60 Tests

Position	Centre
Date of birth	6 January 1989
Height	184cm
Weight	92kg

Biography

Kurtley Beale became just the ninth NSW player to become a Super Rugby centurion in 2015, having accumulated 101 caps since his debut back in 2007 at the age of 18. He began his professional career in rugby with the Waratahs before joining the Rebels for the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Returning to the 'Tahs in 2014, he played a key role in the team’s first Super Rugby championship, being named in the XV each week and scoring eight tries. Beale was again on the record list in 2015 as the fourth highest point scorer in NSW history (423), fourth in the list of most penalty goals (63) and seventh highest try scorer (71).

Super Rugby 2019 season

Biography

Kurtley Beale overcame a challenging childhood to become one of Australia’s finest indigenous sportsmen. In 2000, at just eleven years of age, Beale was unearthed as a sporting prodigy by one of the great rugby nurseries, St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill. Four years on and the school’s much heralded First XV coach Brother Anthony Boyd selected the then Year 10 student to play fly-half. Beale later wrote of that experience: “Making that First XV team at Joeys pretty much changed my whole mindset on life. It opened a lot of doors and I was becoming comfortable in my own skin. I found a little piece of my destiny, who I am and what I can be.” During that time Beale was also introduced to the man who went on to become his first manager, Glen Ella (Wallaby #621). Along the way, and at just 16 years of age, Beale signed with the NSW Waratahs. Within a year he was in his first Wallabies camp under coach John Connolly. In 2007, Beale made his debut for New South Wales against The Lions at Ellis Park and later that year narrowly missed selection to Berrick Barnes for the Rugby World Cup in France. Two years on Beale was chosen for his first Wallaby tour and made his Test debut against Wales in Cardiff. Beale has since attended, and starred in two Rugby World Cups, and in 2011 he won the prestigious John Eales Medal. In 2017, Beale returned to Australian rugby from England in such a spectacular fashion that he finished runner up to Israel Folau for the John Eales Medal despite having missed half of the Test qualifying period.

Highlights

2005

Represented Australian Schools against Japan High Schools, Samoan U18s and New Zealand Schools. Beale was picked in the Australian Schools squad to tour the United Kingdom and Ireland where he played No. 10 in each of the four Tests.

2006

Beale captained the Australian Schoolboys, after three years in the Joeys first XV.

2007

Narrowly missed out on selection in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

2008

Again missed out on Test selection, after a second season of Super Rugby.

2009

Beale’s Wallabies debut came on the end-of-season Spring Tour, as a replacement winger for Drew MItchell, against Wales at Cardiff.

2010

Made his run-on debut at fullback against Fiji in Canberra scoring two tries. Kicked Australia to its first Test win over South Africa in Bloemfontein since 1963, with a long-range penalty goal. Played in 13 of the year’s 15 Tests and finished the season with 10 caps as starting fullback. Won Rookie of the Year at the John Eales Medal.

2011

As first-choice Wallabies fullback Beale played in 10 Tests but was cruelly ruled out of the key Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand due to a hamstring strain. Beale edged future Wallaby captains Stephen Moore and David Pocock to win the prestigious John Eales Medal.

2012

Missed the opening three Tests of the season after suffering a shoulder injury playing for the Melbourne Rebels but went on to play in all of the remaining 12 Tests. Kurtley’s versatility was highlighted by the fact that he ended the season with seven successive caps as starting flyhalf.

2013

Beale’s 2013 international season lasted just three Tests, undergoing surgery, after failing to shake that shoulder concern.

2014

Kurtley made a successful return to the Wallabies playing in the opening eight Tests of the season and became the 25th Australian to 100 Test points along the way. Beale was suspended for four Tests after a well-publicised disciplinary issue. He returned to the matchday 23 for the final two internationals against Ireland and England

2015

Beale won his 50th cap against Argentina in Mendoza and went on to play in the final 11 internationals of the season including all seven matches at the Rugby World Cup, proving himself as a valuable utility player off the bench.

2016

Signed with English club Wasps for the 2016-17 season and was unable to play any Tests after a season-ending knee injury.

2017

Beale returned home to play a starring role for the Wallabies in the Test season. Beale took centre stage in the lead-up to the Wallabies’ third Bledisloe Test win, in which they wore the inaugural Indigenous jersey, an initiative Beale of which was a key driver.

International 2019 season

Points	3
Carries	30
Metres	35

Kicks In Play	12

Successful Tackles	13
Missed Tackles	5

Biography

Kurtley Beale has played in two Rugby World Cups, debuting in the 2011 tournament. That debut came the same year Beale won the John Eales Medal and his form that season helped him to a World Rugby Player of the Year nomination. Beale missed the World Cup semi-final that year through injury. He had no such poor luck in the 2015 World Cup, becoming one of Australia's gamebreakers in the tournament. Coming off the bench for the Wallabies, Beale played nearly every backline position including fullback, wing and inside centre, reinforcing his versatility. With Israel Folau injured, Beale stepped up as fullback in the quarter-final against Scotland and was one of the Wallabies' best in their gallant final effort.

Rugby World Cup 2016 season

Points	0
Carries	24
Metres	251

Kicks In Play	15

Successful Tackles	18
Missed Tackles	6

Biography

Kurtley Beale has proven his ability as a game breaker in the Wallabies back line. The 26-year-old’s World Cup campaign reinforced his versatility, with Beale playing at fullback, inside centre and on the wing during the tournament. Beale earned his 50th Test cap with the Wallabies in 2015 and played in the Wallabies’ victory over Argentina. The 2011 John Eales Medallist played in all but one Wallabies Test in 2015, capped off by his career-best turn out at the Rugby World Cup. Beale was just the ninth NSW player to tally 100 Super Rugby caps, over a career spanning the Waratahs and Rebels. The great partnership that evolved with fellow Wallabies back Bernard Foley, was a cornerstone in NSW’s 2014 Super Rugby championship.

The Rugby Championship 2019 season

Points	0
Carries	56
Metres	209

Kicks In Play	30

Successful Tackles	34
Missed Tackles	14

Biography

A key player in any team he plays for, Beale in 2015 became just the ninth player to play 100 Super Rugby matches, before going to have a strong international campaign for the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship title, and throughout the Rugby World Cup.

Western Sydney born and bred, Beale is yet to play the NRC incarnation of the Rams, but was the Player of the Tournament for the Western Sydney Rams in the 2007 Australian Rugby Championship; indeed, it was during that tournament that the broader rugby community realised that the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ reports were indeed true.