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Bernard Foley ... vows to lift his game with the impending arrival of Kurtley Beale. Source: Mark Evans / News Limited
BERNARD Foley has vowed to lift his game with the impending arrival of Wallaby star Kurtley Beale to the Waratahs for next season, but will happily play off the bench for the good of the team.
Foley was a revelation as the Waratahs' playmaker this year and should be persisted with, but the expected signing of Beale and re-signing of fullback Israel Folau will create enormous competition in an all-international backline.
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Beale is primarily used at five-eighth or fullback, and was NSW's No.10 before he left for Melbourne in 2012, but seems certain to return home.
"It's exciting, for me personally it means I've got to lift my game," Foley told the Telegraph.
"You've got that competition – like I had this year with Ben Volavola nipping at my heels the whole time, and Berrick Barnes coming back.
"If Kurtley comes back it will be beneficial for the entire squad.
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"Maybe it means I'm on the bench. Whatever happens it's better for Waratahs rugby going forward."
Also joining the Tahs is Rebels and Wallabies halfback Nick Phipps, who has developed a strong combination with Beale, although Foley has also spent time playing with the No.9 in Sevens and for Sydney University.
Foley is confident that with a second pre-season of refining coach Michael Cheika's game-plan the Waratahs will be a finals threat in 2014.
"We were changing mentalities and old habits, for us to have a second year, three or four months of pre-season as well, Cheik came in late last pre-season, we hit the ground running but it's not ideal for preparation," Foley said.
"This time we've got five or six months preparation before the first game, hopefully we can play a style that entertains and gets results.
"It's exciting how we've tried to play the game, a lot more running, a lot more ball in hand, and that's proven by the statistics.
"It's just lapses in games that have let us down in games this year.
"Once we rectify that and put it together for 80 minutes on the park consistently we will win more games.
"I think the squad's mentality has changed, this is the first year we've tried this style and it has had a lot of benefits, but we're still ironing it out. There is a lot to improve on."
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