CEO Raelene Castle says she has no doubt Rugby Australia were doing 'what's right' in defending the $14 million lawsuit brought by controversial ex-Wallaby Israel Folau.
Folau, supported by his netballer wife Maria Folau, shook hands and prayed with a small group of religious supporters as he went into court.
"I understand that not everyone shares my faith and some find it difficult to reconcile with their own beliefs. I want to be clear, I only share passages from the Bible as a gesture of love," Folau said.
"Look how rapid these bushfires, these droughts, all these things have come, in a short period of time," Folau told members of his church. "You think it's a coincidence or not? God is speaking to you guys. Australia, you need to repent."
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