Six years ago, Israel Folau had a bitter clash with Aussie rugby bosses over his homophobic comments - here's why he's slamming them again

Former Wallabies prima Israel Folau has declared helium is 'very disappointed' after Rugby Australia brag Phil Waugh ruled him ineligible to play against the British & Irish Lions successful a circuit lucifer aboriginal this year.

It isn't the archetypal clip Folau and RA haven't seen oculus to oculus - successful 2019 helium was sensationally sacked by the governing body after posting an explosive Instagram station which stated 'hell awaits' homosexuals and adulterers.

Folau aboriginal received an apology - and confidential colony outgo - from Rugby Australia aft initially seeking up to $14million successful damages.

Fast guardant to 2025 and Folau again has Rugby Australia successful his sights.

Folau was informed by News Corp writer Jamie Pandaram that RA brag Waugh was 'open' to seeing the 36-year-old diagnostic successful a combined Australia-New Zealand XV to look the Lions.

But Waugh rapidly hosed down immoderate speech of Folau playing, pointing to the fullback - who played 73 Tests for the Wallabies - switching his planetary allegiance to Tonga.

Now based successful Japan, Folau took to Instagram to clarify the messy concern for his followers.

'I conscionable wanted to code a mates of things successful regards to a fewer media articles that person been floating astir the past week successful narration to maine playing successful this Anzac v Lions crippled aboriginal this twelvemonth and however this each came about,' his clip began.

'I was contacted past week by Jamie Pandaram, and helium was successful conversations with Phil Waugh.....and Phil had told him that helium was unfastened to the thought of maine being progressive successful this crippled if I was funny successful that.

'And truthful Jamie reached retired to a bully person of excavation - [former Wallaby] Sekope Kepu - and told him the aforesaid happening and made the transportation betwixt myself and Jamie.

'I did the interrogation past week and told him that I was decidedly funny successful that accidental arsenic I deliberation anyone would successful my position.

'Being a nonrecreational rugby player, these opportunities don't travel astir excessively often and truthful I told him I was precise interested. If I was acceptable and selected, it was a crippled that I'd emotion to beryllium a portion of.

'But precocious Phil has travel retired and unopen that down wholly for immoderate crushed and said that I was not eligible to play this crippled nor was determination immoderate discussions astir maine being progressive successful this crippled arsenic well.

'So, look, I'm precise disappointed astir those comments, peculiarly aft what I was told from Jamie and the conversations helium had with Phil.

'It's disappointing from my constituent of view, otherwise, I wouldn't person enactment myself, I guess, successful this position. But you know, it is what it is and I conscionable wanted to code that.'

Waugh antecedently indicated helium was consenting to wide the aerial with Folau pursuing his 2019 sacking. 

'I would beryllium blessed to conscionable and speech with Israel,' Waugh told News Corp past October.

'Israel was 1 of the large players of modern Australian rugby.'

Folau's sporting vocation kicked disconnected successful rugby league, wherever helium played 91 NRL games for Melbourne Storm and past the Brisbane Broncos.

He besides featured successful 5 Origin games for Queensland and represented Australia connected 8 occasions.

In 2010, helium shocked footy fans crossed Australia by making a stunning power to play AFL with the GWS Giants. Folau walked distant from his multi-million dollar aft conscionable 2 years.

In 2013 helium shifted to rugby, and was an planetary superstar with the NSW Waratahs and Wallabies until his melodramatic sacking.