> Israel folaus ARU contract ends this year?

Israel folaus ARU contract ends this year?

Posted at: 2014-07-08 
What clubs in the UK would want him to join them, now that they have had the chance to see a bit of what he can do? He was a wing/ centre in league and I think as a 13 in union where he touches the ball more he would set up so many tries for his fullbacks and wingers whilst scoring himself too..but he is quite impressive as a winger and fullback also.. imagine him at Leinster, newport or Bath..any thoughts?What clubs in the UK would want him to join them, now that they have had the chance to see a bit of what he can do? He was a wing/ centre in league and I think as a 13 in union where he touches the ball more he would set up so many tries for his fullbacks and wingers whilst scoring himself too..but he is quite impressive as a winger and fullback also.. imagine him at Leinster, newport or Bath..any thoughts?

No teams in the UK or Ireland would get him. Its the French that pretty much buy up all the Southern Hemisphere players, even though its labelled as the entire northern hemisphere "robbing" the SANZAR's players. Even Sexton has been taken away from Leinster by Racing Metro and is now rugby's highest paid player of all time. If a team were to buy him, it would be a big French team. I would say Toulouse would be the club to buy him as the older stock such as Clerc and Medard are nearing the end, Jauzion infact retired this year. Their golden players are bowing out now. Folau would certainly suit them. However, the French transfer window is now closed, so any signing would have to be next year.