Tongan players threatening boycott

[Bojackhorseman]

NRL STANDARDS BOARD COMMITTEE


Bash your girlfriend... ok
Quote the bible... bad

I think this arguments been done to death. Fact is the aru warned him and he went ahead any way with more homophobic crap. And he didn’t quote the bible by the way.

 

[Bojackhorseman]

Exactly!

Well he ain’t playing so suck it up sister!

 

[Clarkent]

Well he ain’t playing so suck it up sister!

Well he's been given the all clear by the RLIF... Enjoy the end of the year Tests cause folau will be playing

 

[Foreign Legion]

Also remember, quote the from the bible...

"Thou shall not steal"

But Andrew John's stole Daniel John's in 1997 after the ARL GF.


Now he's a NRL legend

 

[Burns]

 

[Burns]

RLIF will block this. Just the Tonga board trying to deflect the past fortnight of news.

 

[Usain Bolt]

RLIF already gave him the all clear but not the nrl... That's why he's not playing in the 9s

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/23...s-bid-to-make-rugby-league-return-with-tonga/

This article says the RLIF are going to block him from playing

 

[Clarkent]

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/23...s-bid-to-make-rugby-league-return-with-tonga/

This article says the RLIF are going to block him from playing

The next few days are gonna be interesting then ‍

 

[Bojackhorseman]

Well he's been given the all clear by the RLIF... Enjoy the end of the year Tests cause folau will be playing

You are wrong homophobe lover

 

[Bojackhorseman]

The next few days are gonna be interesting then ‍

No they won’t. Your homophobic hero isn’t playing.

 

[Bojackhorseman]

Also remember, quote the from the bible...

"Thou shall not steal"

But Andrew John's stole Daniel John's in 1997 after the ARL GF.


Now he's a NRL legend

Didn’t know Daniel Johns played.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Israel Folau is attempting to return to rugby league at the end of the year to represent Tonga in Tests against Great Britain and the Kangaroos.

However, it is understood there will be a strong push by members of the board of the Rugby League International Federation to veto the move at an upcoming meeting.

The Tonga National Rugby League released a statement on Monday to say the former Storm and Broncos star and his younger brother John, who played eight NRL matches for Parramatta in 2015-16, had made themselves available for Mate Ma'a Tonga.

Both brothers have been playing rugby union in recent seasons for the Waratahs with Israel also representing the Wallabies before his contract was terminated by Rugby Australia due to a homophobic social media post in April.

Israel is in the midst of a court dispute with Rugby Australia, seeking a multimillion-dollar sum in lost wages following his sacking in May.

He played eight Tests for the Kangaroos from 2007-09. His last year in the NRL was 2010 and played 91 games across two stints with Melbourne and Brisbane, scoring 73 tries.

“I don’t want to bring any of my personal matters into this and I am grateful that the IRLF have endorsed my availability,” he said in the TNRL statement.

“What I will do now is focus on playing great rugby league and do my talking on the field.”

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/23...s-bid-to-make-rugby-league-return-with-tonga/

 

[Foreign Legion]

 

[Bojackhorseman]

Israel Folau is attempting to return to rugby league at the end of the year to represent Tonga in Tests against Great Britain and the Kangaroos.

However, it is understood there will be a strong push by members of the board of the Rugby League International Federation to veto the move at an upcoming meeting.

The Tonga National Rugby League released a statement on Monday to say the former Storm and Broncos star and his younger brother John, who played eight NRL matches for Parramatta in 2015-16, had made themselves available for Mate Ma'a Tonga.

Both brothers have been playing rugby union in recent seasons for the Waratahs with Israel also representing the Wallabies before his contract was terminated by Rugby Australia due to a homophobic social media post in April.

Israel is in the midst of a court dispute with Rugby Australia, seeking a multimillion-dollar sum in lost wages following his sacking in May.

He played eight Tests for the Kangaroos from 2007-09. His last year in the NRL was 2010 and played 91 games across two stints with Melbourne and Brisbane, scoring 73 tries.

“I don’t want to bring any of my personal matters into this and I am grateful that the IRLF have endorsed my availability,” he said in the TNRL statement.

“What I will do now is focus on playing great rugby league and do my talking on the field.”

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/09/23...s-bid-to-make-rugby-league-return-with-tonga/

Tonga are now more entertaining off the field than on it. Every time our game takes a step forward internationally we find a way of taking several steps back.

 

[King hit]

How is Folau eligible in the first place

 

[parrawentyfan]

Interesting development.

I think it would be good if he plays. Foremost because Australia cannot be seen to control the rest of the world. Just because what he did doesn't conform with the values of the NRL shouldn't prevent him from playing with another country if he is eligible.

If Tonga want to take the heat from that decision it's up to them.

 

[Bojackhorseman]

Interesting development.

I think it would be good if he plays. Foremost because Australia cannot be seen to control the rest of the world. Just because what he did doesn't conform with the values of the NRL shouldn't prevent him from playing with another country if he is eligible.

If Tonga want to take the heat from that decision it's up to them.

So which country will agree to play against him? Especially once the rlif bans him? Tuvalu?

 

[herbert henry1908]

So which country will agree to play against him? Especially once the rlif bans him? Tuvalu?

You think another country would boycott playing Folau?

 

[Bojackhorseman]

You think another country would boycott playing Folau?

I think so yes. I also think the rlif will block him anyway. I also wonder why we as a sport would want all of the negative publicity that would follow if he were allowed to play anyway. Great way of giving the rah rahs the high moral ground.

 

[herbert henry1908]

I think so yes. I also think the rlif will block him anyway. I also wonder why we as a sport would want all of the negative publicity that would follow if he were allowed to play anyway. Great way of giving the rah rahs the high moral ground.

I'd be stunned if a country boycotted because of Folau.

To me this should be Tonga's call, I doubt the RLIF would interfere if Australia selected someone controversial.