Israel Folau heading to play in Japan after World Cup
Thursday 2 July 2015 11:57, UK
Israel Folau has agreed a short-term deal to play in Japan with the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes at the end of the Australian season.
The full-back re-signed with the Australian Rugby Union and NSW Waratahs on Wednesday for three more years but is on a flexible contract that allows him to play overseas in between his Wallabies and Super Rugby commitments.
Folau confirmed on social media he would link up with the Osaka-based Red Hurricanes.
"Very excited to confirm I will be a NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes player following the 2015 World Cup!!" he wrote on Twitter.
He will join fellow Wallabies Bernard Foley, Ben McCalman and Wycliff Palu in the Japanese league, and his Red Hurricanes teammates will include South Africans Handre Pollard and Eben Etzebeth.
Reports said that Folau will earn around Aus$700,000 (£350,000) a season in Japan, with their league running between August and February.
