Call off the guessing game about which NRL club Israel Folau could go to because the Australian Rugby League Commission will officially deny the cross-code star a return | mrchrisnico
Call off the guessing game about which NRL club Israel Folau could go to because the Australian Rugby League Commission will officially deny the cross-code star a return., Australian Rugby League chairman Peter Beattie made it clear to thePast glory: Israel Folau in action for the Broncos against the Sharks in 2010."Israel Folau doesn't pass our inclusiveness culture, which is a policy strongly supported by the ARLC,'' Beattie said.
Beattie had dealt with no shortage off-field incidents over the summer – and a few more that are about to return to the courts in the coming weeks – and naturally was not overly keen to take the spotlight off his rivals."Any game has to have tolerance of the different points of view, and rugby league has demonstrated that with what we did with our grand final in 2017.
Beattie was referring to the game's choice of US rapper Macklemore for half-time entertainment at the 2017 showpiece. Macklemore performed his chart-topping songLove game: US artist Macklemore performs during the NRL grand final.Folau was on the radar of half a dozen clubs just 12 months ago when his contentious views threatened to end his time in the 15-man code.
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