‘‘He had a big part [in] my decision ... I have a really good feel about him as a person and also as a coach,’’ Folau said. But he also said his decision was because he enjoyed the 15-a-side game, and saw plenty of improvement in his game after one year. ‘‘There were a few options. I guess I had to weigh up a few things, but at the end of the day I was really enjoying the rugby,’’ he said. ‘‘There is still a lot more improvement and things I need to tick off in rugby and that’s the reason I have decided to go on for another two years.’’ Folau said he was not worried about what the perception may have been had he left rugby for rugby league, meaning he would have played three codes in three years after his stint in AFL with Greater Western Sydney.

‘‘No ... I guess I do things on what I feel is right for me and my family. With rugby, I really enjoy the game and what it brings, and what I have achieved this year so far is great,’’ he said. ‘‘So I am really looking forward to trying to do a lot more things in years to come.’’

The 2015 World Cup is of major interest for Folau, but the realises there is plenty of rugby to play before then. ‘‘If I am playing good rugby two years down the track, hopefully I can be a part of that,’’ he said. ‘‘At this stage I am just focusing on the rest of the year and playing the games that are left with the Wallabies.’’ With that in mind, Folau’s next engagement should be for the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane next week. ‘‘It’s always good to get back to Suncorp and play there. We have had a pretty bad run ... so hopefully we can turn things around and try and get a win,’’ he said.

Folau, who said he enjoyed playing full back for the Waratahs this year, said he would love to play at No. 15 for the Wallabies if the opportunity arose. ‘‘If I get the opportunity to [play at No. 15] I will take it with two hands for sure ... ,’’ he said. ‘‘[But] I am happy being on the team first of all, playing my role on the wing.’’ Folau signed with the Waratahs at the end of last year after two seasons with GWS. He had been heavily tipped to move back to the NRL with the Parramatta Eels but a salary cap bungle allowed the Waratahs and ARU to snap him up. Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie said: “Every week we’re finding more and more ways to use his unique skills. Loading

“There’s unlimited potential, he’s got a lot of really good attributes. He’s enigmatic, he just does things a bit differently and it allows us to use him in different ways. “There wasn’t so much a question mark about whether he would be able to make the transition, it was more about how long it would take and he’s certainly done it faster than most.”