Tag: Israel Folau
Rugby Australia (RA) have confirmed that Israel Folau is no longer an employee after he decided against lodging an appeal within the 72-hour deadline against the termination of his million dollar a year contract.
There is still the option for Folau to challenge the legality of the contract he originally...
Folau’s rugby career in Australia is officially over - for now at least, with Rugby Australia announcing they have formally sacked controversial Wallabies player Israel Folau following his refusal to apologise or even remove his anti-gay Instagram post.
An independent three-person panel on Friday found that his posts saying gay...
A three-person independent panel took only a matter of hours before reaching a decision.
Israel Folau has been found guilty of breaching his employment contract with Rugby Australia following the star fullback’s homophobic Instagram post last month.
The three-day hearing finished late Tuesday afternoon, with the panel handing down their...
The English Rugby Football Union has given one of its players an official warning after publicly showing support for disgraced Aussie rugby star Israel Folau’s homophobia
English forward Billy Vunipola received the warning “for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the union or the game,” after he came under fire...
Steve Hansen has joined All Blacks TJ Perenara and Nehe Milner-Skudder in speaking out against the anti-gay comments made by Israel Folau.
All Blacks Coach Steve Hanson has become the latest figure in New Zealand rugby to speak out against Israel Folau’s anti-gay outburst.
Hanson made his views clear at an...
Rugby Australia will cut Israel Folau loose after his latest homophobic outburst.
Israel Folau is set to lose his contract with Rugby Australia.
The organisation issued a statement tonight that they were on the verge of terminating Folau’s contract despite being unable to contact the controversial Wallabies fullback.
"Rugby Australia and...
This is not the first time the Wallabies player has taken to Instagram to attack homosexuality.
Israel Folau was warned last year by Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle after a series of provocative posts, most notably one that said: "God's plan for gay people was HELL.” He was not...
