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Sportshour: Folau fallout, All-Star sparkle & US Olympic dreams

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15/02/2020 GMT

Folau fallout, All-Star sparkle & US Olympic dreams

BBC World Service - Sportshour, Folau fallout, All-Star sparkle & US Olympic dreams

A look at the fallout from the signing of Israel Folau ahead of his Catalan Dragons debut

We look at the fallout from the signing of Israel Folau ahead of his Rugby League debut.

As Israel Folau looks set to make his Rugby League debut for the Catalan Dragons, we hear from Keegan Hirst, who in 2015 became the first British pro player to come out as gay.

The French side attracted widespread criticism for signing the player after he was sacked by Rugby Australia for a social media post saying hell awaited gay people. 

With no sign in sight to the end of Coronavirus, we take a look at the effect it’s had on the sporting calendar, where a number of events across multiple sports have been postponed.

We meet two of six African American Women who represent the USA in the sevens version of the game… and will be doing so in Tokyo later this year.

Photo: Catalans Dragons’ Israel Folau takes part in his first training session with the club (Credit: AFP)

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