Israel Folau debut gives rugby league the spotlight it craves, but at a cost | Aaron Bower

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A sport long afflicted by a crisis of confidence has been wrestling with its conscience since the Australian’s arrival – his Catalans debut is set to prolong the controversy

How does a sport get everything it has ever wanted without courting some controversy along the way? That is a question rugby league has spent the past fortnight arguing about with itself. Practically since the sport was created in 1895, rugby league has craved a greater slice of the spotlight and pushed for mainstream media attention on a wider scale.

 

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deolycious AaronBower Free speech I'm afraid. And quite right too. None of this lefty snowflakism.

At no cost , just a religious guy sticking by his beliefs , get over it

Am I alone in believing sport should be apolitical? There should be at least some aspects of this life where a person’s ability is the only thing that matters I really don’t want a coach benching a player because he disagrees with their politics

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