Wallabies star Israel Folau tweets his opposition to same-sex marriage

AFTER the Wallabies and the ARU threw their support behind the ‘yes’ campaign for same-sex marriage, star fullback Israel Folau has voiced his opposition.

Israel Folau has entered the same-sex debate

ISRAEL Folau has voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage in the same week the ARU came out in support of the ‘yes’ campaign in the upcoming postal survey.

Folau, a devout Christian, tweeted on Wednesday afternoon “I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions. but personally, I will not support gay marriage.”

The ARU have joined the NRL and Cricket Australia in supporting the ‘yes’ campaign, changing their social media logo to a rainbow Wallaby.

Folau’s stance appears to be at direct odds to comments from Wallabies captain Michael Hooper.

“For a lot of guys, they’re about footy and our job is rugby, but sport has ability to cross boundaries,” Hooper told The Canberra Times.

“We’re all very supported of the ‘yes’ campaign and this is the approach we’ve taken.”

In the words of one of my heroes, “my humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” #VoteYes #MarriageEquality pic.twitter.com/VPwuglbhl2

— David Pocock (@pocockdavid) September 13, 2017

I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions. but personally, I will not support gay marriage.✌❤🙏

— Israel Folau (@IzzyFolau) September 13, 2017