Kurtley Beale's contrition is heartening Kurtley Beale has been welcomed back into the fold. The bad boy of Aussie rugby, whose sexist texts sent Wallaby rugby into meltdown with the resignation of head coach, Ewen McKenzie, along with that of former Wallaby business manager, Di Patston, the object of those offensive messages, came on as a substitute against Ireland on Saturday, his first appearance since the storm broke in October. His selection has divided opinion in Australia after Beale was fined Aus $45,000 (£24,750) for his actions and came very close to having his Wallaby contract terminated. Beale is grateful for (yet) another chance. It was a silly, stupid, schoolboy prank... I have had a fair few indiscretions... there are values I need to uphold to be a role model. I'm a very proud indigenous man and one day I'd like to be that role model. Beale's offence was distasteful. His contrition, though, is heartening. Some in football could learn from that. The one thing that stands out is a willingness to front-up and say sorry. It counts for a lot. Beale deserves a last chance.