Published: April 12, 2019
‘It’s not the kind of thing you can brush under the carpet,’ says former Wallaby Clyde Rathbone
Such is the transient nature of professional rugby, players are adept at adapting to change. Fluctuation is part of the game. Players debut, move to other clubs, retire. And, generally, a player moving on, even a great one, will not be hugely disruptive to a team and its culture. But there hasn’t been one like Israel Folau.
Folau is popular among team-mates, particularly those Pacific Islanders who share his faith. He’s an unselfish team man and a once-in-a-generation player. He’s a superb broken field runner; a flying eagle under the high ball. He moves beautifully and at times seems a level above all those with whom he shares the ground.
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