SYDNEY, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Australia playmaker Kurtley Beale is rushing to be fit in time for the Wallabies' Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks in Sydney next week, the team have said. Beale injured his hamstring playing for English club Wasps in May before he returned to Australia and was named in Michael Cheika's squad for the southern hemisphere championship. "He's trained every day and he's trained exceptionally well but we haven't made selections as a coaching group. If fit, the 28-year-old is likely to rekindle his former New South Wales Waratahs combination with flyhalf Bernard Foley against the world champions, giving Cheika a dual playmaking option. Beale or Melbourne Rebels' Reece Hodge could slot into that spot in the event of an injury to the Waratahs' pivot, he said.

Source: Economic Times August 13, 2017 00:20 UTC