Israel Folau

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Israel 'Isileli Folau (Tongan: [fo'lɑʊ̯]; born 3 April 1989) is a former professional rugby union player, a former Australian rules football and former professional rugby league footballer. He last played as a fullback for Japan Rugby League One club Urayasu D-Rocks. Born in Australia, he played rugby league for Australia, and rugby union for Australia and Tonga after qualifying on ancestry grounds. Folau began his professional career playing rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2007 to 2008, where he broke the record for most tries in a debut year. He then played with the Brisbane Broncos from 2009 to 2010. Playing as a wing or centre, Folau represented Queensland in the State of Origin and Australia, becoming the youngest player to play for both teams. In 2020, Folau played for the French rugby league team the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. In 2011, Folau joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL) and...

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