Kurtley Beale trial: ex-Wallaby’s lawyer questions alleged sexual assault victim’s account of night at Bondi pub

Rugby union star has pleaded not guilty and denies sexually assaulting woman at Beach Road Hotel in December 2022

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A woman accusing the rugby star Kurtley Beale of rape has denied his lawyer's assertions that she invited him into a men's bathroom cubicle with her on the night of the alleged assault.

Beale, 35, is standing trial in the NSW district court charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching following an incident at Bondi's Beach Road Hotel in December 2022.

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