RUGBY UNION: Kurtley Beale has challenged young indigenous rugby union players to set goals, have belief and be prepared to work hard.

Wallabies back Beale and Australian women’s sevens players Mahalia Murphy and Taleena Simon were at The Scots PGC College yesterday to speak to 18 boys and 14 girls at a three-day camp for the Lloyd McDermott Foundation.

McDermott was the first indigenous player to represent the Wallabies and the first indigenous barrister in Australia.

Beale spoke to the players in the WALEC building at Scots PGC and said it was important for players to think about what they ate and drank.

He played in the First XV at St Joseph’s at Hunters Hill and was contracted from school straight to the NSW Waratahs.

“I worked out chips and gravy weren’t what I should be eating,” Beale said.

Beale has missed the current international season with a knee injury and said it was important professional sportsmen had interests to fill in their spare time.

“I enjoy a game of golf with a mate,” he said.

Murphy played internationals with the Jillaroos in rugby league but is now concentrating on rugby union and can’t wait to go for gold in the Olympics in Rio.

Asked about the Kiwis, she said the women from across the Tasman were very physical in rugby.

“We will have to step up our game at Rio,” she said.

Warwick Water Rats Vlad and Anthony Savovski and Josh Sharman assisted with coaching.

Scots PGC student Tshinta Kendall headed the contingent from her school who took part in the camp.