ACT Brumbies boss Michael Thomson says the club is interested in signing Wallabies flyer Dane Haylett-Petty if the Western Force are axed from Super Rugby.
The 27-year-old winger was a rugby journeyman playing in Perth, France and Japan, before returning to the Force in 2014 and bursting onto the Wallabies scene last season.
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With the Force and Melbourne Rebels on the Super Rugby chopping block, Haylett-Petty says he will stay in Australian if his side is axed.
"I will find another club in Australia, I'm committed to trying to play for the Wallabies, that's my main focus," Haylett-Petty said.
"I'd love to be there at the next World Cup, so I'm here for the next couple of years.
"I came back (from Japanese rugby in 2014) to have a crack playing for the Wallabies, now that I'm here playing I'm not going to give it up easily.
"I'm definitely here for the next couple of years, keen to fight it out for my position here."
The statement is music to the ears of Thomson who said it would be impossible to look past a player of Haylett-Petty's calibre.
"We're always keen to take a look at high quality players, particularly players we believe can fit into our culture and style of play and if there was an opportunity to talk to Dane, we'd certainly take a look," Thomson said.
It could be a star-studded Brumbies backline next season with reports sidelined flyhalf Christian Lealiifano is close to overcoming his battle with cancer.
"He's certainly progressing very well and he's heavily involved on the training pitch, but the most important thing for us is he's healthy and after that we can turn our minds to him playing footy," Thomson said.
"It's been a pretty amazing 10 months for Christian and he's got a lot to look forward to. Whether he plays footy again or not is way down the list of priorities, he's got a young son and a life ahead of him and we want to make sure he's around for a long time."
Thomson has also been keeping tabs on Brumbies superstar David Pocock who has been travelling the world enjoying his year-long rugby sabbatical.
"He's been a little hard to contact, the Zimbabwe phone contact isn't ideal but I've speaking to his manager very regularly. He's going well and he's having a pretty good time if you look at his Instagram account," Thomson said.
"It looks like he's keeping himself in very good condition which is no surprise because we know what a professional he is, it will be good to have him back next season."
Another set to add plenty of firepower to the Brumbies forward pack next season is Blake Enever who has signed a new three-year contract.
Enever, 25, spent three years with the Queensland Reds but after limited playing time the 200cm lock moved to Canberra where he's made 28 appearances in three seasons at the Brumbies.
"I'm really excited for what the next three years has to offer and really keen to get stuck in with the group really become a senior player within the squad," Enever said.
"The Brumbies do a good job of recruiting blokes that might have been behind guys at other franchises, then getting them here and putting them on an even playing field.
"Everyone knows there's reward for effort here which and keeps everyone hungry and the whole squad strong.
"If you work hard and prove your worth things might come, so the culture builds off that and it's that competitive environment which makes us the most successful team in Australia."