'There is no chance Israel Folau was going to be captain of the Wallabies' 9WWOS 9SportsSunday
panel have rubbished Israel Folau's claims that he could have captained the Wallabies.
In court documents filed to the Federal Circuit Court in the past week, Folau claimed damages up to $14 million after Rugby Australia sacked him for his repeated homophobic comments on social media that were in breach of his contract. The documents revealed that he is claiming earnings lost from his prematurely and controversially ended playing career, as well as future "monetary benefits", and also included a point on his earning potential if he became Wallabies skipper.
"Incorrect. There is no chance Israel Folau was going to be captain of the Wallabies," rugby reporter Georgina Robinson said on"He has never across AFL, rugby league and rugby, been a captain, never been a vice captain. That was never going to happen."It's not meant to be credible, it's merely meant to serve a legal strategy. "The last time Australia had a fullback as captain was back in 1980.
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