Israel Folau

Israel Folau

Personal information
Nickname	Izzy
Born	(1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 27) Minto, New South Wales, Australia
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–08 Melbourne Storm 52 36 5 0 154 2009–10 Brisbane Broncos 39 37 0 0 148 Total 91 73 5 0 302 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–09 Australia 8 6 0 0 24 2008–10 Queensland 5 5 0 0 20 2010 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position	Fullback / centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013– NSW Waratahs 60 36 1 0 183 2014 Sydney Stars 0 0 0 0 0 2015–16 NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 Total 60 36 1 0 183 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013– Australia 51 20 0 0 100
Australian rules football
Position	Utility
Club Years Team Pld G 2011–12 Greater Western Sydney 13 2
As of 26 November 2016 Source: Rugby League Project, AFL Stats

External video

Israel Folau during an interview about his switch to Australian rules football

Israel Folau (Tongan: Isileli Folau; born 3 April 1989) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer with the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby and with the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes in Super Rugby.

Folau previously played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) from 2007 to 2008 where he broke the record for most tries in a debut year. He then played with the Brisbane Broncos from 2009 to 2010. Playing as either a wing or centre, Folau has also represented the Australian rugby league team and Queensland in State Origin matches, becoming the youngest player to play for both teams. For the 2011 season, Folau made his first code switch, joining the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). In December 2012, Folau announced he was to switch codes again, signing a one-year contract with rugby union team the Waratahs.

Folau was born in Minto, New South Wales, to parents of Tongan descent. He attended Lurnea Public School and Westfield Sports High School before his family moved to Brisbane in 2004. In Brisbane Folau attended Marsden State High School from where he was selected for the Queensland Schoolboys squad in the Australian Under-15 Championships and also represented the Australian Schoolboys team in 2006. Folau also played several seasons of junior rugby league at the Goodna Eagles in Goodna.