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Eddie Jones has been presented with the first major issue of his new reign as Wallabies coach with the news of Kurtley Beale's suspension from the sport.
Beale, the 34-year-old who's been one of Australia's most gifted rugby backs and whose talents have long been admired by Jones, won't be allowed to play in any form of rugby after being charged over an alleged sexual assault.
He was taken into custody by police on Friday over an alleged incident in Sydney's east on December 17 last year.
Beale has been suspended by Rugby Australia after being charged with sexual assault. He had been named in a 44-man Wallabies squad to assemble on the Gold Coast
Police received a report that a 28-year-old woman was sexually assaulted at a licensed premises on Beach Road, Bondi Beach.
Beale was arrested in a vehicle stop in Kingsford on Friday, taken to Waverley Police Station and later charged with two counts of sexually touching
