‘Freedom of speech, does that give you freedom of responsibility?’

Former England and Lions star, Will Greenwood, has expressed shock at the lack of sanctions imposed on Australia star, Israel Folau.

Folau, a devout Christian, wrote on his Instagram page that gay people would be condemned to “hell” if they failed to “repent”, sparking widespread outrage. The post has since been deleted.

Earlier this week Rugby Australia’s chief executive Raelene Castle and Andrew Hore, the CEO of Folau’s Super Rugby team New South Wales Waratahs, met with Folau in Sydney but decided against sanctioning the player.