List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau explained

Israel Folau is a Tongan Australian international rugby union player. Folau started his international career with Australia (2013–2019) and primarily played as a fullback for them, however was deployed as a wing and also an outside centre as well. While Folau was playing for Australia internationally, he played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby. He made his international debut for Australia against the British & Irish Lions during their 2013 tour series, scoring the first try of the match, and of the game.

After his contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) was axed in 2019, Folau racked up a total of thirty-seven tries in seventy-three matches, and became the fourth highest try-scoring Australian player.[1]

In 2021, following eligibility changes made by World Rugby, Folau was eligible to play for Tonga. Folau changed allegiance to play for Tonga, and was selected to the Tongan squad for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup.

International tries

List of International tries

International tries[2] ! ! Opponent! Location ! Competition! Date! Result !
Tries for
1 22 June 2013bgcolor=#FFCCCC rowspan=2 align=center21–23 align=center rowspan=2[3] [4]
2
3Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington24 August 2013 bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center27–16[5]
414 September 2013bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center14–13[6]
55 October 201317–54 [7]
6
7
8Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin9 November 2013bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center20–50[8]
9Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh23 November 2013 bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center15–21 [9]
1030 November 2013bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center26–30 [10]
11Lang Park, Brisbane 7 June 2014 bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center50–23 [11]
12 21 June 201439–13align=center rowspan=2[12]
13
1423 August 2014 bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center51–20 [13]
15Subiaco Oval, Perth 6 September 2014bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center24–23 [14]
16Millennium Stadium, Cardiff2014 Autumn International8 November 2014bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center rowspan=228–33 align=center rowspan=2[15]
17
18Eden Park, Auckland 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match15 August 2015bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center41–13[16]
19Lang Park, Brisbane2016 England tour of Australia11 June 2016 bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center28–39 [17]
20 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 25 June 2016bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center40–44 [18]
21Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne2017 June International10 June 2017 bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center rowspan=237–14 align=center rowspan=2[19]
22
23Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 17 June 2017bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center rowspan=219–24 align=center rowspan=2[20]
24
25Lang Park, Brisbane24 June 2017bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center rowspan=240–27align=center rowspan=2[21]
26
27Stadium Australia, Sydney2017 Rugby Championship19 August 2017bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center34–54 [22]
28 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin26 August 2017 bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center35–29 [23]
29Canberra Stadium, Canberra16 September 2017bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center rowspan=245–20 align=center rowspan=2[24]
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31Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein30 September 2017bgcolor=#FFFFCC align=center27–27 [25]
32Lang Park, Brisbane2017 Autumn International21 October 2017 bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center23–18 [26]
33Robina Stadium, Gold Coast2018 Rugby Championship15 September 2018bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center19–23[27]
34 6 October 2018bgcolor=#CCF9CC align=center34–45 [28]
35Int. Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan)2018 Autumn International27 October 2018bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center37–20[29]
3624 November 2018 bgcolor=#FFCCCC align=center rowspan=237–18 align=center rowspan=2[30]
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Tries for

Tries by opponent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australia – Most Individual Tries. ESPNscrum . 11 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Israel Folau: ESPNscum . . ESPNscrum . 11 February 2019.
  3. News: Australia 21–23 British and Irish Lions. . 22 June 2013 . 11 February 2019 .
  4. News: Heneghan . Conor . Australia 21-23 The British and Irish Lions as it happened . . 11 February 2019 .
  5. News: New Zealand beat Australia 27–16 . . 24 August 2013 . 11 February 2019 .
  6. News: . Rugby Championship: Australia defeat Argentina by one point in Perth test . . 14 September 2013 . 11 February 2019 .
  7. News: . Wallabies humble Pumas in Rosario . . 6 October 2013 . 11 February 2019 .
  8. News: . Australia's Nick Cummins scores two tries to help defeat Italy . . 10 November 2013 . 11 February 2019 .
  9. News: Moffat . Colin . 23 November 2013 . Scotland beaten 21–15 by Australia in final autumn Test . . 11 February 2019 .
  10. News: Rees . Paul . 1 December 2013 . Wales fail to end Australia hoodoo despite George North double . The Observer . Millennium Stadium . 11 February 2019 .
  11. News: Smith . Wayne . 7 June 2014 . Seven tries for Wallabies as they beat France 50–23 . . 11 February 2019 .
  12. News: . Wallabies defeat France 39–13 in Sydney to win Test series 3-0 . ABC . 21 June 2014 . 11 February 2019 .
  13. News: . All Blacks thump Wallabies 51-20 to retain Bledisloe Cup in thumping bonus point win . . 23 August 2014 . 11 February 2019 .
  14. News: . Rugby: Australia beat South Africa in late comeback . . 7 September 2014 . 11 February 2019 .
  15. News: Roberts . Gareth . 8 November 2014 . Wales 28–33 Australia . BBC Sport . 11 February 2019 .
  16. News: . All Blacks crush Wallabies' Bledisloe Cup dreams with thumping 41–13 win at Eden Park . ABC . 16 August 2015 . 11 February 2019 .
  17. News: Standley . James . 11 June 2016 . England beat Australia 39–28 to win first Test in Brisbane . BBC Sport . 11 February 2019 .
  18. News: Standley . James . 25 June 2016 . England beat Australia 44–40 in final Test to complete series whitewash . BBC Sport . 11 February 2019 .
  19. News: Newman . Beth . 10 June 2017 . Double double sees Wallabies home over Fiji . . 11 February 2019 .
  20. News: . Australia v Scotland . . 17 June 2017 . 11 February 2019 .
  21. News: . Wallabies edge Italy 40–27 in Brisbane rugby Test as Australia survives huge rugby scare . ABC . 24 June 2017 . 11 February 2019 .
  22. News: Coles . Ben . 19 August 2017 . Australia 34 New Zealand 54: Rieko Ioane bags brace as All Blacks demolish Wallabies in Sydney . The Telegraph . 11 February 2019 .
  23. News: . New Zealand beats Australia 35–29 in Bledisloe Cup thriller . New Zealand Herald . 26 August 2017 . 11 February 2019 .
  24. News: . Wallabies down Argentina 45–20 for opening Rugby Championship win . ABC . 16 September 2017 . 11 February 2019 .
  25. News: . South Africa 27 Australia 27: Springboks and Wallabies held in Bloemfontein to second draw in two matches . . 30 September 2017 . 11 February 2019 .
  26. News: Baynes . Ciaran . 21 October 2017 . Reece Hodge inspires Australia to tense Bledisloe Cup win over New Zealand . The Observer . Suncorp Stadium . 11 February 2019 .
  27. News: . Australia 19–23 Argentina: Pumas victorious in Australia . Sky Sports . 16 September 2018 . 11 February 2019 .
  28. News: Linden . Julian . 7 October 2018 . Live coverage of Australia's rugby clash against Argentina . . Salta . 11 February 2019 .
  29. News: . All Blacks batter Aussies 37–20 to complete Bledisloe sweep . . 27 October 2018 . 11 February 2019 .
  30. News: Wells . Darren . 24 November 2018 . England 37–18 Australia REPORT: England cruise to victory with superb second half display . . 11 February 2019 .

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