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| Israel Folau reaches settlement with Rugby Australia | Israel Folau reaches settlement with Rugby Australia |
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| Rugby player Israel Folau has reached a settlement with Rugby Australia (RA) over his controversial sacking for writing anti-gay posts on social media. | Rugby player Israel Folau has reached a settlement with Rugby Australia (RA) over his controversial sacking for writing anti-gay posts on social media. |
| The former Wallabies star had been suing RA for A$14m (£7.4m; $9.5m) after having his contract terminated in May. | The former Wallabies star had been suing RA for A$14m (£7.4m; $9.5m) after having his contract terminated in May. |
| Folau, a Christian, argued that the termination of his contract was a case of religious discrimination. | Folau, a Christian, argued that the termination of his contract was a case of religious discrimination. |
| The parties had settled for a confidential amount, according to a joint statement on Wednesday. | |
| Folau was sacked for saying "hell awaits" gay people, after previously being warned over his social media posts. | Folau was sacked for saying "hell awaits" gay people, after previously being warned over his social media posts. |
| In the statement from both parties, the 30-year-old full-back said he had not intended to harm or offend people when he uploaded the post. | |
| "Mr Folau wants all Australians to know that he does not condone discrimination of any kind against any person on the grounds of their sexuality," the statement read. | |
| RA said it did not "in any way" agree with the content of the post, adding inclusivity was "core" to the sport. | |
| Both parties apologised for "any hurt or harm caused". | |
| It follows months of mediation attempts between the two parties in a case which drew national debate. | |
| This is a breaking news story - more to follow. | This is a breaking news story - more to follow. |