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"12 Years a Supporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
Isnt his appointment finished in Feb 2020?
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"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
Castle and Clyne along with the rest of those clowns in the ivory tower get together and convince each other that they are doing a great job. The usual language .... best for the job in challenging times blah blah blah ....... look what we’ve achieved.....blah blah blah . Sorted that pesky religious nut Folau...blah blah blah ....meanwhile rugby goes down the tubes with one massive cock up after another. FFS !
Just trying to get me head around the logic of Folau kicked out for dodgy tweets, but Latu who fell asleep drunk behind the wheel & rolled into an intersection is rewarded with a Wallabies spot??? Go figure!
And further to that; I agree with RA's stance on Folau. Because he broke his word in blatantly contravening the code of conduct and then inflicting ever increasing damage to the game. What I don't get is how JO'C can have punitive clauses put in his contract but somehow Folau could not have had the same - according to RA and RUPA.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
The star observer photo explained. Folau only too happy to take the money and do the shoot.. hypocrite or just a fool?
Rugby: Editor reveals how Israel Folau became a gay pin-up boy
26 Jul, 2019 4:00pm 3 minutes to read
Israel Folau supporting gay rugby tournament the Bingham Cup on gay magazine the Star Observer. Photo / SuppliedIsrael Folau supporting gay rugby tournament the Bingham Cup on gay magazine the Star Observer. Photo / Supplied
news.com.au
Elias Jahshan, who edited the Star Observer from 2013 to 2016, has revealed how Israel Folau ended up on the cover of the gay magazine.
The August 2014 issue has been recirculated regularly since the ex-Wallabies star was sacked by Rugby Australia for posting messages to social media that included homophobic language.
His willingness to pose in support of a gay rugby tournament five years ago seems a head-scratcher and Jahshan — in a piece discussing his time at the magazine, which is celebrating its 40th birthday — has revealed "Folau was never my first choice".
"We initially wanted David Pocock — arguably rugby union's most visible and vocal straight ally for the LGBTQI community (and all-round dream boat) — but he wasn't available. He was also playing for the ACT Brumbies, and I remember the Bingham Cup media team being keen on giving us Waratahs players since Sydney was hosting the event," Jahshan wrote
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"We couldn't interview Folau, but we quoted a Bingham Cup spokesman saying he was against all forms of discrimination. I heard later that Folau had been keen to be part of the photo shoot and had put on a Bingham Cup singlet with enthusiasm. There were genuinely no signs of Folau's homophobia at the time. But perhaps we were all naive.
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Having said that, had I known Folau held these views, I would've asked the Bingham Cup to find someone else to be on the cover. The way we couldn't obtain quotes from Folau directly should've been a red flag. But I can honestly say no one saw this coming. The Bingham Cup organisers never hid what they're all about, so Folau definitely would've known what he was signing up for with the photo shoot.
"It has come to a point where I feel smug each time this front page keeps coming back to bite him. It makes Folau look hypocritical and opportunistic. Someone who cared more about his ego, rather than his beliefs. And until he genuinely redeems himself, I trust that Star Observer cover will continue to be used to highlight that hypocrisy."
Folau addressed the cover in a piece for the Players Voice last year. "Since my social media posts were publicised, it has been suggested that I am homophobic and bigoted and that I have a problem with gay people. This could not be further from the truth," he wrote.
"I fronted the cover of the Star Observer magazine to show my support for the Bingham Cup, which is an international gay rugby competition for both men and women. I believe in inclusion. In my heart, I know I do not have any phobia towards anyone."
Haha this article is a ripper, and the photo ( remember that one?) is a hoot
https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/api...8e2b0999bfe762
The long sobs of autumn's violins wound my heart with a monotonous languor
I doubt he "signed up" for the shoot. Like most things in the contract he was just sent there for PR.