LOL
Did he? I guess that’s why he was paid out literally millions of dollars. He won, he didn’t breach shit. Hence the payout.
Folau was paid out ~$4m (he went for $14m). His ARU contract was worth $4M at the time of the case.
So basically they paid out his contract and no finding was found.
However - all stuff you would do if you were not contesting innocence, but contesting severity.
Folau also offered to be trained, and offered to have RA review his social media posts before they went up. Folau said he was willing to pay a fine and make a donation to Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick and serve a suspension of four weeks.
Folau
reportedly told an Australian Christian Lobby conference last month that he would “absolutely” repeat the posts again, and earlier this month
gave a sermon in his Sydney church linking the bushfires ravaging parts of Australia at the time to legalisation of same-sex marriage and the decriminalisation of abortion.
IMV - dude wanted to have his say but knew it wasn't going down with his employers. And then when the gravy train got knocked - went super legal.
and lets add this:
In the claim of bias, Folau also confirmed Rugby Australia’s allegation that he had offered to apologise for the posts.
The proposed apology stated: “I sincerely understand that what I have posted has been hurtful to some readers. This was never my intention, so for that reason, I wholeheartedly apologise for any pain or sense of confusion that that has caused.”
You employ a basket case on contract and you want to off him but don't have a good enough (or cheap enough) reason - easiest way is to pay him out. Which they did. He got his pay only - plus had $2M up the sleeve from crowdfunding for legals. Hope the legals were less than $2M or he's out of pocket. RA has sponsors to look after and stupid fundamentalist shit turns off sponsors in a flash. Unless the Church wants to sponsor RA - but not doing that - too busy hoarding money for legal fees.
So no cause was found - and note that both parties apologised. RA to the Folaus and the Folaus for being idiots. No fault - but you have to go - here is your contract money and fck off.
end of story.
