Kurtley Beale
Wallabies and Waratahs centre Kurtley Beale admits contract talks have been playing on his mind.
Beale’s current deal expires at the end of this season and he said on Monday he aimed to reach a decision on his playing future before the end of the Super Rugby tournament.
“It’s always going to be there isn’t it,” Beale said.
“As a player I think you are not going to hide and pretend it’s not there.
“You’ve just got to accept it and make sure you are doing your job for the team and that’s purely my focus.”
Beale said the Waratahs’ win over the previously unbeaten Hurricanes on Saturday was the defending champions’ best performance of the season.
He praised the work of flyhalf Bernard Foley saying that “he had an awesome game in managing the boys, and managing the game in playing footy in the right areas of the field.”
He also feels the victory gives the Waratahs confidence heading into key Australian conference derby clashes with the Melbourne Rebels and the Brumbies in the next 2 Rounds.
Beale said he believes 100% that the Rebels will be a greater threat now, after the Melbourne side’s win over the conference-leading Brumbies in Canberra.
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