Israel Folau has given a strong indication that he wants to stay in rugby after his contract expires at the end of next year, keen to live up to the prediction of former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans that he will become a legend in union if he sticks with the code.

"I think that's what I'm looking to achieve," said Folau, who signed a two-year contact with the Australian Rugby Union in late August 2013.

"When I signed last year, I said I want to be in the game long term. So I think after next year I'd like to be in the game again for how long that will take me to."

In moving to achieve that "legend" status, Folau has suggested to Waratahs coach Michael Cheika that he add a distributing facet to his game to boost the team should chief playmakers Bernard Foley and Kurtley Beale be taken out of play.

"As a fullback, I can see they are starting to step up and be a kind of a ball-player as well - and I wanted to take that on as well," Folau said. "I didn't really do that last year and I think that's a little bit of an element that I want to add to my game."

Folau believes he is reading the play a lot better than when he took his first tentative Super Rugby steps against Queensland Reds a year ago, and assertion backed by his hat-trick of tries in the Waratahs' season opener against Western Force.

"I remember that game," Folau said of his debut 12 months ago. "I wasn't too happy with my game. Things didn't go all that good for me. One year down the track, I've certainly learned a lot through my experiences in the game."

Folau also said on Thursday that he wanted to be part of the mooted hybrid game featuring the Wallabies and Great Britain's rugby league team, the former Queensland and Kangaroos league star saying the fixture proposed for December "would be a pretty good concept".

"It would certainly be good for the fans, and for them it would be interesting," Folau said. "I'm certainly up for it. I wouldn't mind being part of that. It would be a good test and a good challenge for the blokes from both games, to try and adapt to the two different games. But I think it would be a lot of fun and it will attract a lot of fans to come and watch the game."

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