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6 unusual facts about Israel Folau


2007 Melbourne Storm season

A total of four Storm players, Cooper Cronk, Israel Folau, Dallas Johnson and Ryan Hoffman were selected to make their international representative debuts for Australia in 2007.

Folau

Israel Folau (born 1989), Australian professional rugby league footballer

Israel Folau

Around the same time he also signed a two-year endorsement deal with Powerade, featuring in the product's television advertising.

This was helped by a massive four-try haul against the Gold Coast Titans in May, equalling Brisbane Broncos Steve Renouf's record for the most tries in a single game for the Queensland club.

In October 2008, Folau was chosen to play for the Kangaroos in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

In 2008, after Melbourne and New South Wales representative Matt King announced he would be leaving the Storm to play with the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League, Folau filled the void as the starting centre for Melbourne.



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