https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/51282586 Suppose this will raise a few eyebrows.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/51282586 Suppose this will raise a few eyebrows.

Wish we signed him tbh.

Well it’s not like we have not signed players with baggage before.

He has his beliefs, that's not a crime. Are his beliefs archaic and offensive? To most people, yes. Did he have to force those beliefs onto others? Absolutely not.

Les Cats and the RFL have him on a strict contract and as long as he sticks to it I think he will be an immense talent and will definitely add some X-Factor to the league.

It looks as though the League were stuck as he hadn't broken any laws and he wasn't under their jurisdiction when he made the offensive remarks and therefore cannot be charged with bringing the game into disripute.

It does sound as though both his club and the League have reached an understanding that he'll keep his opinions to himself in future and I would expect that the League would take swift action should there be any further transgressions.

Finally common sense provails.

Yep lets sign a player who said this in public two months ago;

"Look how rapid these bushfires, these droughts, have come in a short period of time. Do you think it’s a coincidence or not? God is speaking to you guys."

And this;

"WARNING Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators, Thieves, Atheists, Idolators HELL AWAITS YOU. REPENT! ONLY JESUS SAVES”.

That would promote harmony on the terraces, amongst the sponsors and in the dressing room. Just not worth it no matter what a player he is (was?)

And to think i got slated for even imagining this scenario only 9 (?) months ago.

Seems the RFL are somewhat disappointed with Catalans as well.....

Mr Folau is going to cop some almighty stick from the terraces.

Its his belief

If he was that upset with those particular groups of people, why didn't he just forgive them?


™ Bill Hicks

he is going to have his work cut out with the Tomkins brothers....i imagine they tick quite a few of those boxes.

Didn’t take long for Sky sports to get some woman on showing her disappointment.

Apparently, Wigan are laying on something special for their home game against Catalans.

Ian leneghan has just been on 5live talking about Folau and the LGBTQ+ event they’ll be holding for their home game against Catalan.

I, for one, thought he spoke incredibly well and couldn’t fault him. I think it’s a brilliant idea and says loud and clear that everybody is welcome in Rugby League.

Well done.

Looking forward to seeing him play over here. We all know how daft religion is, storm in a teacup.

First class trolling from Wigan to turn their game against Cats into a pride event, with players wearing rainbow socks and laces.

Would love every club to do the same thing when playing Catalan at home.

Yes, Wigan are already advertising it on Twitter for 23 March. I hope he is not doing it just to get a bit of publicity and wind the opposition up !

I'm neither going to condemn nor condone Folau's beliefs. They're his. Not mine. Imo he's simply an attention seeker. He's taken some words, written a couple of millennia ago and whipped up a social media storm. The handwringers have took exception to it, an it's cost him a lot in wages. Silly lad, or maybe money is not his God, and he accepts the loss of dosh.

mark_m has quoted Folau's forewarnings. They really are quite funny. So God's wrath has been enraged in Australia because of gays, and He's brought bushfires and drought on the country, as vengeance.... hilarious. I'd say these have been brought on by extreme heat. These events have happened for centuries, and is the norm in East Coast Australia, not because homosexually has risen down under, since Folau got his Twitter account rolling. He's making himself look like a plonker. Let him carry on.

Cats have a talented player. Good luck to them. I only hope for their sake, they hide his phone after he's been to Bible reading.

Just as a side issue, I wonder if some of the moral high ground taking Wire fans were as equally APPALLED when Marcus Bai was regularly called Marcus Bisexual by the South Standers, and Lesley Vainikolo was treated to chants of "Lesley is a girl's name", back in the day.

Will Zak Hardaker be playing?

Ouchie

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Strictly speaking “Lesley” is generally considered to be a girl’s name “”Leslie” is the usual spelling for boys. I can’t be bothered looking up which way his name was actually spelled / spelt.

Unfortunately that’s exactly what it is and Wigan deserve no praise at all. On live 5, Lenagan also confirmed Wigan’s interest in signing Folau but the salary cap prevented them from being able to do so. So Wigan have gone from wanting to sign Folau themselves to now being against the whole thing. Pathetic from them.

Methinks Mr Lenagan is a bit of a publicity seeker, himself. Desperate to put himself in the limelight. Fitzpatrick said this week that Gelling signed for Wire because we have a better squad than Wigan. Lenagan "bit", big style. Shaun Edwards has given him a bloody nose, over him (SE) not going back to Wigan, and now Folaugate. He's either more desperate than a reality TV wannabe, or (to quote Roy Scheider in Jaws), "we're gonna need a bigger boat" as he's easy to get [ireeled in[/i