against France in June. ARU chief executive Bill Pulver called a code of conduct tribunal into the incident. He suspended Beale from playing pending the outcome, meaning that Beale was not in contention for selection for the third Bledisloe test. According to Iain Payten in The Courier Mail, Patston had agreed to not report the texts to ARU management to give Beale second chance, but that "in the presence of three other Wallabies, Patston spoke to Beale in a Brisbane hotel before the first Test against France and told him she would reveal the contents of the texts if another incident arose". Beale's manager alleged McKenzie knew about these texts back in June, and failed to do anything about it, which McKenzie denied. On 13 October, the texts between Beale and Patston were revealed, with Patston confirming that McKenzie did not know about them in June. Reports had appeared in the media that some players had become uneasy with Patston's role in the team and how much power McKenzie had given her, and some believed she wasn't qualified for the position she had, particularly following the revelation that Patston had input into the player disciplinary measures that occurred on the 2013 Spring Tour. McKenzie was questioned at a press conference about whether he had lost the confidence of the players, and was even forced to deny being in an extramarital affair with Patston. Michael Hooper and Adam Ashley-Cooper came out and backed Beale to remain with Australia and Rugby Union, while Christian Lealiifano and Quade Cooper joined McKenzie in backing Di Patston. McKenzie announced his resignation as coach of Australia after the final Bledisloe test. From the outcome of the independent tribunal, Beale admitted to sending an offensive photo and was fined $45,000 for a serious violation of the ARU Code of Conduct. Notes References External links Wallabies profile Waratahs profile Melbourne Rebels profile 1989 births Australia international rugby union players Indigenous Australian rugby union players New South Wales Waratahs players Melbourne Rebels players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union fullbacks People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill Rugby union players from Sydney Living people Wasps RFC players Australian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Rugby union centres Expatriate rugby union players in France Racing 92 players Australian rugby union players