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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby League

    Israel Folau is looking to resurrect his sporting career with a potential return to rugby league - with rumours at least one club is weighing up a potential move

    Israel Folau is looking to resurrect his sporting career with a potential return to rugby league - with rumours at least one club is weighing up a potential move

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    The ex Wallaby has reached an out-of-court settlement with Rugby Australia, after lodging a compensation claim for wrongful termination, following his homophobic social media rants.

    Newscorp says the 30 year old has been training hard for an NRL return, but league chairman Peter V'landys (vuh'LAND-iss) has publicly insisted that Folau's views are incompatible with the game's ethos...

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