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LONDON, United Kingdom, Aug 2 – Australian rugby star Israel Folau was at the centre of fresh controversy on Sunday when he opted against taking a knee in a Super League anti-racism protest, a decision backed as a “personal choice” by his coach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Folau, 31, playing for Catalans Dragons, raised eyebrows at the kick-off against champions St Helens in Leeds when he remained standing while other players and officials fell to their knees in support of the Black Lives Matter cause.<\/p>\n

“As a group of players and coaching staff, we spoke about it in depth and as a club we are completely against racism and all for equal opportunity,” said Dragons coach Steve McNamara.<\/p>\n

“But there were some players and staff who made the decision not to take the knee.<\/p>\n

“That was based on personal choice, they have their own reasons for doing that, and we decided we would respect anyone’s personal choice on the matter.”<\/p>\n

Folau, 31, was sacked by Rugby Australia in May 2019 over a homophobic social media post.<\/p>\n

However, he made his return to the 13-a-side code in February this year with the Dragons after a decade playing Australian rules football and union.<\/p>\n

Taking a knee at sports events has become increasingly common in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

However, a number of Formula One drivers have opted to stand instead in pre-race protests.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic became the first NBA player not to kneel during the national anthem since the league resumed last week in Florida.<\/p>\n

On the pitch on Sunday, St Helens enjoyed a resounding 34-6 win as Super League returned from the coronavirus shutdown.<\/p>\n

The match, postponed in February due to Saints’ involvement in the World Club Challenge, marked the resumption of the campaign after a five-month lay-off caused by the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

With no spectators and scrums, the game marked the arrival of a new set of regulations highlighted by the “six again” rule copied from the NRL — a set of six more tackles for ruck infringements.<\/p>\n

Champions St Helens, who suffered a surprise defeat to Castleford in the last match before lockdown, had England veteran James Graham back in their side on Sunday, 17 years since he made his debut.<\/p>\n

His powerful runs and strong defence helped offset the loss of regular forwards Matty Lees and Dom Peyroux, who missed out through illness and injury.<\/p>\n

The Dragons were the first Super League club to resume training but looked disjointed for most of the game and trailed 28-0 before James Maloney scored their only points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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