Wallabies' Israel Folau should be wary of switching rugby codes

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With Tokyo 2020 just over a year away, star Wallabies fullback Israel Folau last month said he was keen on playing for Australia's sevens team at the Olympics. The 2017 World Rugby Player of the Year finalist and all-time top try scorer in Super Rugby won't be the only star...

"I think he can have a go at the Olympics... Israel is a very talented player. He can manage in any environment...The coaches of the top two teams in the World Rugby Sevens Series - Mike Friday of the United States and Fiji's Gareth Baber - too, were excited at the prospect of the 30-year-old Folau trying to tweak his talents for the sevens game, but cautioned that the transition is"not as easy as" players think.

He told TNP:"For me, if Israel Folau wants to have a go, lovely. What an absolute dream of a rugby player."As Sonny Bill would say, he didn't realise how hard he had to work..."I'd love to see if he can make the adjustment and expose himself to the wide open spaces that he's not familiar with in the 15s game.

He said:"There is a lot that we do as coaches and a lot of pain that we go through to get our teams to where they need to be.

 

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