Wallabies star Israel Folau ‘to think about’ homophobic outburst

Australian rugby star Israel Folau has agreed “to think about” the impact of his anti-gay comments on social media after a meeting with officials yesterday — but he did not commit to stop making them.

Wallabies star Israel Folau ‘to think about’ homophobic outburst

No action was taken against the devout Christian after he was summoned to a meeting with Rugby Australia over a controversial post on Instagram last week.

Folau is Australia’s highest profile player and caused uproar after replying to a question on what’s “God’s plan for gay people?” with “HELL.. Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”.

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