The Dismissal of Israel Folau: An English Legal Perspective

When Israel Folau made his now-infamously homophobic social media posts, few could have expected that we would end up here. Indeed, few expected Rugby Australia to do more than hand him a fine and perhaps a suspension. Yet, here we…

Rugby’s New Law: Lifting in Open Play

World Rugby has created a new law, for implementation with immediate effect. A World Rugby ‘proclamation’ states: “Acting in accordance with the Bye-Laws and on behalf of the Council, the World Rugby Executive Committee have agreed to create a new…