{"id":97994,"date":"2019-09-23T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/fired-homophobic-rugby-star-israel-folau-who-said-hell-awaits-gay-people-just-got-picked-up-by-a-new-team\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T14:26:40","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:26:40","slug":"fired-homophobic-rugby-star-israel-folau-who-said-hell-awaits-gay-people-just-got-picked-up-by-a-new-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/fired-homophobic-rugby-star-israel-folau-who-said-hell-awaits-gay-people-just-got-picked-up-by-a-new-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired Homophobic Rugby Star Israel Folau, Who Said Hell Awaits Gay People, Just Got Picked Up by a New Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fired Homophobic Rugby Star Israel Folau, Who Said Hell Awaits Gay People, Just Got Picked Up by a New Team<\/b><\/p>\n

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Israel Folau, the evangelical Christian Australian rugby star who was fired after social media posts that gays<\/a> are going to end up in Hell, just got picked up by a new team.<\/p>\n

CNN reports<\/a>: \u201cDisgraced former Australia rugby union star Israel Folau has signed to play rugby league for Tonga, according to reports. Folau\u2019s\u00a0contract with Rugby Australia was terminated in May\u00a0after he wrote a homophobic social media post which broke code of conduct rules.\u201d<\/p>\n

News.com<\/a> reports: \u201cThe star player\u2019s return to rugby league was set to be with the Tonga national team in the Oceania Cup this year. Folau is unable to play for Tonga in the World Nines at Bankwest Stadium because the event is run by the NRL who have blocked a return to the code for him. The Oceania Cup is run by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) who had reportedly accepted Folau\u2019s availability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Folau in a statement: \u201cI don\u2019t want to bring any of my personal matters into this and I am grateful that the RLIF have endorsed my availability. What I will do now is focus on playing great rugby league and do my talking on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

RLIF however, refutes Folau\u2019s claims: <\/p>\n

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Peter Beattie says Israel Folau playing for Tonga has not been discussed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe RLIF has made no decision in relation to any registration request for Israel Folau.
I can assure you that this has never been discussed or mentioned around the board table.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 David Mark (@davymark1) September 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Fired Homophobic Rugby Star Israel Folau, Who Said Hell Awaits Gay People, Just Got Picked Up by a New Team<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n