Australia duo banned for inviting women to their hotel room

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Nov 2018, 18:50 BST
Updated 23rd Nov 2018, 19:59 BST
Kurtley Beale of Australia. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesKurtley Beale of Australia. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Kurtley Beale of Australia. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Australia backs Kurtley Beale and Adam Ashley-Cooper were not considered for selection for the match against England as punishment for inviting women to their hotel room.

Coach Michael Cheika confirmed the sanction yesterday, at the same time as announcing No 8 David Pocock was out of today’s test at Twickenham after failing a fitness test on his sore neck.

Beale and Ashley-Cooper, who have a combined 200 caps, invited three women to their hotel room after losing to Wales 9-6 on in Cardiff on 10 November. The Wallabies’ website believed the women were Ashley-Cooper’s sister-in-law and friends.

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