28 Jan, 2020 @ 14:03
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BREAKING: Homophobic rugby star Israel Folau signs with Catalans Dragons after being sacked from Australia club for saying ‘hell awaits’ gay people

Israel Folau

Israel Folau

ISRAEL Folau has rejoined rugby league after signing with Super League club Catalans Dragons. 

It comes after he was released from his contract with Australia Rugby in December for homophobic posts he made on social media. 

Folau wrote in April that ‘hell awaits’ gay people after already having been warned for his social media posts.

He had previously blamed deadly bushfires in Australia and a drought on the legalisation of same-sex marriage and abortion.

The 30-year-old has reportedly signed a one-year deal with the French club, which represents Catalonia. 

Folau reached a settlement with Rugby Australia and Super Rugby team the New South Wales Waratahs after he was sacked last year. 

He sought €8 million for ‘unfair dismissal’, claiming he was discriminated against for his Christian beliefs. 

The amount he received in the settlement was not revealed. 

 

 

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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