Disgraced rugby player Israel Folau has cried foul after joining France’s Catalans Dragons. The player–known for his homophobic beliefs–claims his teammates flooded his inbox with gay, adult content after he joined the team’s WhatsApp group.
In a new radio interview, Catalans Dragons coach Andrew Webster revealed that Folau’s teammates, led by fellow Aussie James Maloney, decided to prank Folau by offering him some man-on-man action.
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“When [Folau] first joined Catalans, he joined the players’ WhatsApp group,” Webster said. “And Jimmy Maloney [Folau’s teammate], God love him, couldn’t help himself and started bombarding him with gay pornography.”
Maloney went on to praise Folau’s rugby abilities, noting that he “scored some outstanding tries and came up with some really big plays.”
Australian native Israel Folau landed himself in the news in 2018 after a series of homophobic and transphobic rants on social media. Though Folau had said in Instagram posts that gay people were damned to “Hell,” he denied any anti-gay bias. Public outcry prompted the Australian league to review and eventually terminate his contract in 2019. Folau sued for wrongful termination, eventually reaching a settlement with the league in December of that year. Folau’s contract with the Catalans Dragons expired at the end of 2020; the player reportedly is pursuing options to return to the Australian league.
Chrisk
When I saw Oomba this was the other c*nt I thought about. He got rich from a team settlement and a go fund me like account from the bigots and loons. Hate for gay people is a historical good money making scheme.
This is just stupid team hazing and all.
Manray
It seems all of the stupid C**** can’t shut up about their magic sky fairy stupidity. Maybe Folau could start a christian rugby league?
rbernard
You are right, and unfortunately Folau didn’t feel much pain for his unacceptable hate speech. This douchebag got off easy and my argument is it was likely a one off.
If another bigot tried the same stunt again, I think it is not likely, the league would continue to sustain paying off a legion of “me too bigots” looking for the same remedy …
Cam
And after Folau locked himself i the bathroom and jerked off 4 times, he went to complain.
Celtic
“Damned to hell” . . . as long as there are the likes of this guy, there will be hell on earth for anyone “different”. He LOOKS “different”. What’s he say about that?
Kangol2
Did he faint from multiple orgasms at the sight of all that hot gay sex? And then did he fall to his knees…and pray he’d be bombarded with more?
Josh447
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Chrisk
If you need to edit something just delete it or else it will be placed into “under moderation”. It’s lame but that’s the way it works.
simulations
Folau signed an extension till the end of 2021. It was widely reported as a sticking point when it was rumoured earlier this week he was returning to Australia to play in the NRL this year.
dwick
* him and the horse he rode in on
Gadfeal
I’m surprised that a French team would sign him on, unless he has agreed to abide by French law and custom. I can just imagine that the French (although the prank was from an Aussie) taking the mickey out of his obsolete attitude – and the moment he invokes “religion”, the French will tell him that it is illegal in a public venue.
Jack Meoff
He wants to come back to Australia to play and one team offered him a contract but the backlash from sponsors and the public was too great so his offered got canned. I was outraged when I heard a team had even considered taking him back.
Invader7
With those lips & mouth I bet he’s a deeply closeted gh queen !!