Israel Folau impresses as Catalans Dragons fight back to shock Hull FC

Hull FC 29-34 Catalans DragonsJames Maloney’s late try completes comebackFor all the hype and expectation surrounding Israel Folau before his first game in England as a Catalans Dragons player it was another marquee name wearing blood and gold who stole the show. Only the Hull FC defenders will know if, in the dying seconds here, they were anticipating the pass to Folau from James Maloney that never came and which afforded the the stand-off the fraction of space required to score the game’s winning try for the Dragons.In any other season a player of Maloney’s pedigree arriving in Super League would be the biggest import into the competition. Sonny Bill Williams and, more controversially, Folau, have knocked the New South Wales and Australia star down the pecking order somewhat but he underlined his quality here. Related: Rugby Australia denies players were gagged during Israel Folau saga Related: All Blacks star Ardie Savea flags switch from rugby union to NRL Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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