Banned Beale still in Lions frame

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Running out of chances ... Rebels star Kurtley Beale. Source: Mark Dadswell / AAP

Kurtley Beale's sheer talent is set to buy him a further chance despite the troubled Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels playmaker copping a new alcohol-related suspension.

Beale remains a chance to face the touring British and Irish Lions for the Wallabies next month with the Rebels describing his latest indiscretion as a "hiccup".

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Beale is likely to miss only Saturday's Super Rugby clash with the Blues after being stood down for breaking a condition of his return from suspension by drinking alcohol.

If he comes back next week, Beale will still have four Super Rugby games to ensure he has the confidence of Wallabies coach Robbie Deans before he names his final 31-man squad on June 11 for the Lions series.

It was just three weeks ago that Brisbane police dropped an assault charge against Beale after he reached a mediation agreement with his alleged victim, a hotel bouncer, over an incident last year.

And it was only last Friday night that the 24-year-old returned to the Rebels team from a month-long suspension for an alcohol-fuelled incident in South Africa in which he struck two teammates.

Beale reinforced his immense value to the Rebels and Wallabies with a dynamite showing off the bench, scoring a try as his side almost upset the defending champion Chiefs.

But he is understood to have gone to a Melbourne Storm NRL game last Saturday afternoon and on to a bar, drinking alcohol.

He also missed a mid-week appointment with a psychologist which was part of his treatment program.

Rebels interim chief executive Rob Clarke was adamant on Thursday that Beale's on-going treatment program was working and was supportive of him continuing at the Super Rugby franchise.

"I think it's been a pretty comprehensive program and Kurtley acknowledges that he's seeing benefits," said Clarke.

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"The key thing is that he honours the details of that program and sticks to it because it's in everybody's interest to get him in a better place.

"Unfortunately there's been a small hiccup on that process and that's why we've taken the action we have."

The Rebels made clear that Beale hadn't been involved in an public incident but had breached the behavioural guidelines he signed to return to play.

Before that he appeared to have won back Deans' trust.

Deans even helped Beale maintain his fitness, personally training with him in Sydney during his lengthy ban.

"The light's gone on so to speak for him,'' Deans told AAP last week.

"He's much better for the processes he's gone through and continues to go through."

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Rebels coach Damien Hill said on Thursday the latest indiscretion was disappointing for everyone.

Hill had previously indicated Beale may be on his last chance, but now believed it was too early to make that call.

"You can't shy away from the fact that he is one of the best footballers in the country," Hill said.

"It's just unfortunate that the behavioural side is interfering with that at the moment.

"It's really disappointing."

Hill said Beale was very remorseful and felt he'd let his teammates and himself down again.

Rebels skipper Scott Higginbotham said the side would manage in his absence.

Bryce Hegarty, the 20-year-old son of former Manly league player Stephen, is in line for his Super debut after being named on the bench.

"Kurtley's obviously a great player and he proved that last game but we're used to playing without him," Higginbotham said.

"Bryce is a great young player and he's got a lot to prove."

Japanese international Shota Horie will be make his run-on debut for the Rebels, relegating usual starting hooker Ged Robinson to the bench.

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