Rugby Australia intends to sack Folau over 'discriminatory' post via SABCNewsOnline
That multi-million dollar contract looks certain to be torn up unless Israel Folau can convince RA and the New South Wales Waratahs that there are “compelling mitigating factors” for sharing the post.said on Thursday it would terminate the contract of Israel Folau, the country’s best-known and best-paid player, if he cannot offer a good reason for a social media post that said gay people would go to “hell” if they did not “repent”.
That multi-million dollar contract looks certain to be torn up unless Folau can convince RA and the New South Wales Waratahs that there are “compelling mitigating factors” for sharing the post. “Whilst Israel is entitled to his religious beliefs, the way in which he has expressed these beliefs is inconsistent with the values of the sport,” the statement added.
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