Folau - the sport's most marketable player before the row exploded - has played 73 times for the Wallabies and was a key part of their plans for the World Cup.
File: Israel Folau has stood by his comments and said he was prepared to choose his faith over rugby.SYDNEY, Australia - A code of conduct hearing to determine the fate of Wallabies fullback Israel Folau will be held on May 4 after Rugby Australia's decision to sack him over anti-gay comments, it was announced Monday.
It will be heard behind closed doors in Sydney by a three-member panel - John West, Kate Eastman, and John Boultbee - with an extra day set aside in case needed. that"hell awaits""drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolators".It sparked widespread criticism, including from key Wallabies sponsor Qantas, with the scandal following a similar one last year in which he escaped sanction.
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