Posts Tagged "Israel Folau"
Folau deserves Wallabies call-up: SBW
By James MacSmith, 22 May 2013Sonny Bill Williams says he is impressed with the ease in which Israel Folau has adjusted to rugby union as the NSW Waratahs fullback moves closer to his Wallabies debut.
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Wallaby call-up could sway Folau to stay
By James MacSmith, 21 May 2013Israel Folau says his call-up to the Wallabies squad for the British and Irish Lions Test series could convince him to stay with rugby union.
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Folau shocked by Wallabies selection
By James MacSmith, 20 May 2013Israel Folau says he was stunned by his selection in the Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions and he’s determined to press for a starting role.
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Wallabies 25-man Lions squad: analysis
By Elisha Pearce, 20 May 2013Robbie Deans has given us an indication of his core Wallabies to play the Lions in the upcoming tour, and after careful study, here are five major points of discussion about the squad.
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Picking Quade and Izzy is a no brainer
By Ted, 19 May 2013The wise Roar fan-base have spoken – Quade Cooper at 10 and Israel Folau 14 or 15 .
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Izzy’s in but Quade to miss Wallaby squad
By Jim Morton, 17 May 2013Controversial playmaker Quade Cooper is expected to be shunned when Robbie Deans unveils his 25-man Wallabies squad for next month’s blockbuster series against the British and Irish Lions.
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Pulver must be firm in signing Folau
By David Lord, 17 May 2013ARU boss Bill Pulver is pottering with Israel Folau and if he’s not careful he’ll lose him.
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Couch potatoes, fire up!
By Mango Jack, 17 May 2013It’s shaping up to be a grueling couple of months for couch-based athletes, with an extravaganza of tours and series across two continents set to test the endurance of our best insomniac remote control kings.
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Doesn’t Robbie trust his own judgement?
By David Lord, 16 May 2013Whatever possessed head-coach Robbie Deans to officially seek Wallaby selection advice in writing from the five Australian Super franchise coaches?
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The top 22 rugby players in Australia right now
By David Lord, 13 May 2013With the Lions tour closing in fast and many selections tight, it must be emphasised this is not a Wallaby team, but a ranking process to select one.
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What gives with Israel Folau?
By David Lord, 12 May 2013With a big smile, Israel Folau said he was looking forward to playing out the rest of the year.
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Folau leads Waratahs to win over Stormers
By Darren Walton, 12 May 2013Man of the moment Israel Folau kept the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby finals hopes alive with a desperate last-gasp try against the Stormers on Saturday night.
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Habana backs Folau for Wallabies
By Darren Walton, 8 May 2013Former World Player of the Year Bryan Habana has joined the growing Israel Folau fan club, tipping the Super Rugby revelation to become a dual international next month.
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Cheap Seats Podcast: episode two
By The Roar, 8 May 2013Ryan O’Connell and Brett McKay return this week for episode two of The Cheap Seats Podcast.
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Izzy, Gai, and Singo hold court in Sydney
By David Lord, 8 May 2013It’s hard to decide who is the biggest sporting story in Sydney right now – Israel Folau, or the massive ding between Gai Waterhouse, and John Singleton.
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The evolution of the fullback in rugby
By Albo, 8 May 2013There has been a lot of speculation about the fullback role of recent, mainly because of the key attributes of the two standout fullbacks of the moment, Jesse Mogg and Israel Folau.
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I was dead-set wrong about Folau
By David Lord, 7 May 2013Back on December 4 last year I wrote that signing Israel Folau was a bad call. And with every good reason, at the time.
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It is too early to pick Israel Folau
By Wally James, 7 May 2013I mean to cast no aspersions upon the ability of Israel Folau when I say he should not be chosen for the Wallabies against the Lions. I’m sure he is a decent fellow.
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Folau declares he’s ready for Tests
By Adrian Warren, 7 May 2013NRL clubs are circling him but Israel Folau insists he is ready to play Test rugby for the Wallabies and possibly remain in the 15-a-side code beyond this year.
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Folau hints at sticking with union
By Adrian Warren, 6 May 2013Israel Folau has given his strongest indication yet that he’ll extend his rugby union career beyond one season after sending a loud message to Wallabies coach Robbie Deans with his second man-of-the match performance in three weeks.
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