{"id":727826,"date":"2026-06-10T17:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/727826\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:23:14","slug":"israel-folaus-nrl-return-update-as-brother-reveals-details-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/727826\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Folau\u2019s NRL return update as brother reveals details"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel Folau\u2019s brother has revealed the latest on his potentially stunning return to the NRL.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday 2GB\u2019s Spiro Christopoulos<\/a> claimed the 37-year-old is looking to finish his career by returning to the league<\/a> where he made his name.<\/p>\n

Now the older brother of the ex-Storm and Broncos man, David Folau, has confirmed \u201cfour or five clubs\u201d have been in contact about signing him.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Channel 9<\/a>, David said: \u201cIsrael has a management team and they have received interest from four or five clubs and they have been great to deal with.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a question of sorting out a few details and hopefully a deal can be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Folau has divided opinion in the past, landing himself in hot water with homophobic remarks on social media.<\/p>\n

But David feels those kinds of issues are now behind his brother, adding: \u201cIsrael is older and wiser now and the great thing about league is we\u2019re a game of second chances \u2014 it\u2019s what we stand on as a community.<\/p>\n

\"Is<\/p>\n

\u201cI can understand the doubters but he just scored 16 tries in 20 games in Japan,\u201d<\/p>\n

Folau has not played in the NRL since 2010 \u2014 when the former Melbourne Storm high flyer left the Brisbane Broncos to join new AFL team the GWS Giants as a marquee player.<\/p>\n

Folau\u2019s AFL career was brief as he managed just 13 games for the Giants in 2011 and 2012 before switching to rugby union with the NSW Waratahs.<\/p>\n

The former Wallaby, who has since represented Tonga, made a brief return to rugby league with French club Catalans Dragons in 2020.<\/p>\n

But he is currently playing rugby union in Japan with Urayasu D-Rocks.<\/p>\n

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