Israel Folau fundraising campaign page shut down by GoFundMe Australia
Sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau's GoFundMe page has been shut down and the funds will be returned to donors, the
company says.
The player's $4 million contract was torn up in May after one of his social media posts citing the Bible was deemed
homophobic.
Folau started the GoFundMe campaign last week, asking people to donate $3m to fight Rugby Australia over the termination
of his contract.
The fundraising post, republished to Maria Folau's Instagram page on Friday, explains the couple has spent more than
$100,000 on legal fees to fight the termination.
As of Sunday afternoon, a GoFundMe page set up by Israel Folau had raised more than $670,000 of its $3m target.
In a statement, NicolaBritton of GoFundMe Australia said the campaign violated its terms of service.
The statement said the company was committed to the fight for equality for LGBTQI+ people and fostering an environment
of inclusivity.
"While we welcome GoFundMe's engaging in diverse civil debate we do not tolerate the projmotion of discrimination of
exclusion," it said.