Beale haunted by howler that gave Lions victory

By Adam Hathaway VETERAN Australian Kurtley Beale should get one more crack at the British and Irish Lions on Saturday - but he still has nightmares about his first Test against them 12 years ago.

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The 36-year-old, in line to play for Western Force against the Lions in Perth on Saturday in the first match of the tour, admits he has never watched the tape of his howler in Brisbane, which cost the Wallabies the first game of the series in 2013.

Beale slipped while taking a penalty, the last kick of the match, to hand the tourists a 23-21 win.

Although Australia won the second Test, the Lions wrapped up the series with a 41-16 thumping of the hosts in the Sydney finale. Fullback Beale, who had a season at Wasps in 2016-17, admits that changed the way he approached goal-kicking, switching from moulded boots to studs since.