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Bernard Foley heading to Japan: reports
ESPN Staff
February 13, 2015
Bernard Foley is heading to Japan, according to reports © Getty Images
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Bernard Foley is reported to have signed a two-year deal to play in Japan, with News Corp in Australia understanding the New South Wales Waratahs and Australia fly-half will join a leading Top League club after the Rugby World Cup in November.

News Corp reported that Foley was negotiating a short-term deal to represent Australia in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic, and in the lead-up tournaments, and that the playmaker would look to return to Australia in 2017 in order to be considered for the 2019 World Cup in Japan. News reported, too, that the Waratahs wanted a contract cause whereby Foley could also play Super Rugby in 2016.

Foley, off contract at the end of 2015, told ESPN previously that he would like to look into heading overseas in the future.

"Sure, it's always an interest," Foley told ESPN. "That's the beauty of rugby union, that we've got the ability and it's available for us to go over there and explore the world because it's a global game. And that's the exciting thing for everyone.

"[It's] each to their own, a horses-for-courses approach, that guys are using that opportunity; it's definitely something that I would like to do in the future. But it also provides an opportunity for young blokes who are coming through in Australian rugby; it's all they can ask for, [but] I'm sure those voids will be filled by emerging young talent."

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