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Rising star Kurtley Beale has signed a new one-year contract with the Australian Rugby Union, keeping him at the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2009.
The 19-year-old five-eighth received offers from NRL clubs but decided his future lay with rugby union for the time being.
"I'm really happy to have this behind me before the season kicks off," Beale said.
"I still have a lot more to achieve in rugby and I'm backing myself over the next two seasons to be in a position to make that step."
The Waratahs' Super 14 campaign kicks off against the Hurricanes on Saturday night at the Sydney Football Stadium.
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February 13, 2008