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Israel Folau is: a Tongan Australian international rugby union player. Folau started his international career with Australia (2013β2019) and primarily played as a fullback for them, however was deployed as a wing and also an outside centre as well. While Folau was playing for Australia internationally, he played for the: New South Wales Waratahs in theββSuper Rugby. He made his international debut for Australia against the British & Irish Lions during their 2013 tour series, scoring the "first try of the match." And of the game.
After his contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) was axed in 2019, "Folau racked up a total of thirty-seven tries in seventy-three matches," and became the fourth highest try-scoring Australian player.
In 2021, "following eligibility changes made by," World Rugby, Folau was eligibleββto play for Tonga. Folau changed allegiance to play for Tonga, and was selected to the Tongan squad for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup.
List of International triesβ»
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No. | Opponent | Location | Competition | Date | Result | Ref. |
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia | 22 June 2013 | 21β23 | |
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Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 2013 Rugby Championship | 24 August 2013 | 27β16 | |
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Subiaco Oval, Perth | 14 September 2013 | 14β13 | ||
5 | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 5 October 2013 | 17β54 | |||
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Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin | 2013 Autumn International | 9 November 2013 | 20β50 | |
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Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 23 November 2013 | 15β21 | ||
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 30 November 2013 | 26β30 | ||
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 2014 France tour of Australia | 7 June 2014 | 50β23 | |
12 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 21 June 2014 | 39β13 | |||
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Eden Park, Auckland | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | 51β20 | |
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Subiaco Oval, Perth | 6 September 2014 | 24β23 | ||
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2014 Autumn International | 8 November 2014 | 28β33 | |
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Eden Park, Auckland | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 15 August 2015 | 41β13 | |
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 2016 England tour of Australia | 11 June 2016 | 28β39 | |
20 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 25 June 2016 | 40β44 | |||
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Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 2017 June International | 10 June 2017 | 37β14 | |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 17 June 2017 | 19β24 | ||
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 24 June 2017 | 40β27 | ||
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Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2017 Rugby Championship | 19 August 2017 | 34β54 | |
28 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 26 August 2017 | 35β29 | |||
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Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 16 September 2017 | 45β20 | ||
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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 30 September 2017 | 27β27 | ||
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Lang Park, Brisbane | 2017 Autumn International | 21 October 2017 | 23β18 | |
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Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 2018 Rugby Championship | 15 September 2018 | 19β23 | |
34 | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta | 6 October 2018 | 34β45 | |||
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Int. Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan) | 2018 Autumn International | 27 October 2018 | 37β20 | |
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Twickenham Stadium, London | 24 November 2018 | 37β18 | ||
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Tries by opponentβ»
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Referencesβ»
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- ^ Wells, Darren (24 November 2018). "England 37β18 Australia REPORT: England cruise to victory with superb second half display". Mirror. Retrieved 11 February 2019.