Waratahs extend streak as kicking costs gallant Reds
Not since Kevin Rudd was prime minister have the Reds beaten the Waratahs and a costly goalkicking display has created more heartache for Brad Thorn’s team.
Not since Kevin Rudd was prime minister have the Reds beaten the Waratahs and a costly goalkicking display has created more heartache for Brad Thorn’s team.
Their Super Rugby season has been rocked by the Israel Folau saga, and none of the Waratahs are happy about it — but they insist they won’t have a wedge be driven between the squad.
As Israel Folau awaits the decision on his future, he has dropped a hint that he’s accepted his playing days with rugby union are over — while his Waratahs teammates reach out to offer support.
Israel Folau’s future is set to be decided this week, with the three-person panel to hand down their verdict on either Wednesday or Thursday — and it looks bleak for the under-fire Wallabies star.
RUGBY Australia’s major sponsor Qantas has slammed Israel Folau’s comments as “very disappointing” after the Wallabies fullback said gay people were headed to hell. And a trio of former and current Test stars have weighed in as the furore rumbles on.
IT might not have caught your attention but, just quietly, the Waratahs have made their most successful start to a Super Rugby season this decade.
WALLABIES and Waratahs star Israel Folau has again courted controversy over homosexuality by saying gays are destined to go to hell on Instagram.
A HAMSTRING injury will sideline Israel Folau for a month, and the Waratahs ace aims to return stronger ahead of a make-or-break sequence against four New Zealand teams in a row.
ISRAEL Folau will miss three crucial games after injuring his hamstring in NSW’s 24-17 victory over the Brumbies on Saturday night.
A NSW Waratahs-Brumbies showdown in Canberra is nothing new for Peter Hewat. But, after a historic win there as a Waratah, this week Hewat is wearing rival colours.
THE freakish talents of Wallabies star Israel Folau have been underused in his time in rugby, according to NSW backs coach Chris Malone.
AS a young prop, Harry Johnson-Holmes is hoping to make a name for himself in Australian rugby using the dark arts. But the rookie Waratah has already begun to build a cult-figure profile courtesy of his “dark past”.
WHEN Taqele Naiyaravoro hauled himself off the ground to take a second pass and score a superb try against the Rebels, there was no-one more shocked than the 123 kilogram winger himself.
IZZY gonna be pulling on a Queensland jersey again? Israel Folau is off contract and while there is confidence he will stay for the 2019 World Cup, there’s no guarantee he’ll stay a Waratah.
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