Fit-again Kurtley Beale excited about facing New Zealand in final two rounds of Rugby Championship

Veteran backline utility Kurtley Beale is excited about facing New Zealand in back to back Rugby Championship fixtures after being recalled in the Australian squad by head coach Dave Rennie.

Beale has recovered from a hamstring injury that he suffered while playing for Racing 92 in the Top 14 and now will bolster Australia's strength as they aim to win the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since 2002.

“I’m feeling good and am back to top speed now and and feel ready; I’m really excited to be back with the group,” said Beale.

“I feel ready now and if given an opportunity I’ll make sure that I put my best foot forward but if not, then I’ll just keep grinding away helping around the team and make the 23 who are selected are ready to go.

“I’m keen to rub off on my experience on the group and try to help out the guys as much as I can to get the results we want.”

A veteran of 95 Tests, Beale now is eyeing to make it to the World Cup squad next year which will also be his fourth appearance in the showpiece event after featuring in the 2011, 2015 and 2019 editions.

“I guess my versatility helps me … but I think in this group it will be in the outside backs, fullback, I’m assuming.

“The key message for me from David is to make sure that I’m sharp – pretty straight and simple.

“He wants me to make sure that I’ve got the speed, the agility that I once had and after a long injury, it’s important that I’m I’m confident in my ability to be able to display that.”