Australia winger Israel Folau is a special talent.
The dual international has been one of the Wallabies very best players since leaving Australian Rules Football to join the Waratahs in 2013 and it’s not hard to see why.
Moved from his regular position of full-back to accommodate for Dane Haylett-Petty against Argentina on Saturday, Folau picked up the ball from Kurtley Beale as the first runner from the line-out and glided through the Argentine line before beating no less than five defenders on the way to the tryline.
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The score moves Folau up to 33 tries as he trails just Drew Mitchell, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Chris Latham and David Campese on the Wallabies all-time scoring list.
Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika said that Folau had no problem in moving over to the wing and based on the evidence above it seems like he’s coping just fine.
“He’s keen for it … no-one volunteers and tells the coach where they’re going to play. It’s not like (reality television show) X Factor, they can’t vote on it,” Cheika said.
“He’s just keen and excited to be back playing.”
If you watch no other piece of rugby this week watch Israel Folau individual try v the Pumas. It is one of the best individual runs in international rugby I have seen.Exceptioal footwork.What a shame there are so few supporters there watching it.
— Matt Williams (@MattRCNM) September 15, 2018
Four right steps in a row from Israel Folau to beat four defenders. Ridiculous
— Tom Decent (@tomdecent) September 15, 2018
