 In the final match of the tour against Wales, and in Nathan Sharpe's last test match for Australia, Beale kicked three penalty goals and scored the match-winning try.Following a period in rehabilitation due to personal and alcohol-related issues in 2013, Beale was selected to play for Australia against the British and Irish Lions.Shortly before full-time in the first test, Beale slipped (and missed) while attempting to kick a penalty that would have won the game for the Wallabies.