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Beale on fire as Waratahs thump Rebels

17:13 pm on 22 March 2014

Kurtley Beale sizzled as the New South Wales Waratahs shot back to the top of the Australian conference with a 32-8 Super Rugby whipping of the Melbourne Rebels.

Three flashes of brilliance from Beale turned the match and sparked the Waratahs to a third bonus-point triumph in four starts this campaign.

Shown the door by the Rebels last year after a series of off-field misdemeanours, Beale reminded his former team-mates what they were missing with his classy display in Sydney.