Sydney — A crowdfunding campaign by controversial Australian rugby star Israel Folau, who was sacked in May for homophobic comments, was shut down on Monday over concerns about “discrimination” and “exclusion”.
Super Rugby’s most prolific try-scorer, who is planning a legal battle with former employer Rugby Australia, had raised more than A$700,000 ($486,000) of his A$3m target from more than 7,000 donors...
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