played at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and was instrumental in Australia's bid for a third title. The Wallabies were very successful, making it all the way to the final, but lost to New Zealand 32–17 despite making a brave comeback in the second half. In 2016, Beale failed to make an appearance against England in all three tests on their 2016 tour, due to the fact Beale was playing for Wasps, and because of his failure to reach the 60-cap boundary and 7 years of Super Rugby service required to be chosen from overseas. Beale made a return for the Wallabies in 2017 by signing for the Waratahs again. Kurtley made his comeback against Japan, in a 63–30 rout and also helped to extend the Wallabies' winning streak against Wales. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat at Twickenham, where England dismantled Australia 6–30. Another disappointing loss was against Scotland, however Beale did score in a 24–53 loss. He then played inside centre against Ireland in 2018, but the Wallabies were shocked in a 2–1 series loss. Australia then lost the Bledisloe Cup to the All Blacks for a 16th consecutive year, with huge defeats in Sydney, Auckland and Oita respectively. Kurtley was picked for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in which the Wallabies disappointingly bowed out in the quarter-final against England. Beale then signed with Racing 92 in the Top 14, leaving Super Rugby. Return to test rugby: 2020–21 Beale was consistent at Racing 92. He was not picked in 2020 for the Wallabies, despite meeting the Giteau's law criteria. However in 2021 due to an injury of Reece Hodge, Beale was called back up to the Wallabies and named on the bench against Scotland. Controversy Di Patston text Controversy On 29 September 2014, it was announced that Kurtley Beale would be investigated by the ARU over an alleged heated argument between Beale and a Wallabies team official, Di Patston, on a 10-hour flight from Johannesburg to São Paulo. The incident led to Patston leaving the tour early, and she resigned from her position shortly afterwards under stress. Despite the incident, McKenzie kept Beale in the squad in Argentina, but did not name him in the match-day 23 for the match against Argentina. After the team returned to Australia, it was reported that Beale had distributed allegedly offensive texts and images referring to Patston some months earlier, before the first test