Meanwhile, Samoa overcame Australia A in the other Pacific Nations Cup clash.

Tonga will take on Fiji this weekend.

Folau and former All Blacks Charles Piutau and Malakai Fekitoa have also been included in the Tonga squad following changes to World Rugby’s eligibility rules.

Folau is eligible to play for Tonga – three years after getting sacked by Rugby Australia for posting an anti-gay message on his Instagram account.

The 32-year-old has been picked to start for Rob Penney’s Shining Arcs this weekend.

Folau has signed for NTT Communications Shining Arcs, coached by Rob Penney.

The Queensland Rugby League said it was willing to let Folau play provided it received clearance from his previous team.

The England and Saracens number eight says elements of the Black Lives Matter movement go against his beliefs.

The 31-year-old was sacked by Rugby Australia in May 2019 over a homophobic social media post.

Former Australian prop Sekope Kepu says Folau’s absence in Japan resulted in the Wallabies having a mediocre World Cup.

The player scored an early try on his first rugby league outing since 2010.

Australian’s move to the Catalans Dragons has caused controversy in rugby league.

The controversial ex-Wallabies star has linked up with rugby league outfit, the Catalans Dragons.

Controversial player offered lifeline on strict condition he does not repeat his opinions on same-sex marriage.

The sacked Australia star has sparked outrage with his latest comments.

The devoutly Christian fullback launched action against the governing body and NSW Rugby this month.

A Federal Circuit Court judge encouraged both parties to settle the dispute out of court.

The sacked rugby player is hoping to raise $3 million to aid his legal battle against Rugby Australia.

The former Wallabies fullback was fired by Rugby Australia for posting homophobic comments on social media.

The governing body say they have acted with ‘professionalism and integrity at all times’.

The elder Folau is today launching Aus$10 million legal action against Rugby Australia.

The devoutly Christian NSW Waratahs star had his contract terminated last month.

The Wallabies confirmed the sacking of the the star fullback last week.

Rugby Australia have terminated the full-back’s contract over his homophobic comments on social media.

Folau says he turned down the chance to ‘go back and play the game, get everything back to the way it used to be’.

The Australia player was found guilty of a ‘high-level’ breach of a player’s code of conduct.

No sanction has yet been decided, though it is possible that the rugby star’s contact termination could stand.

The 30-year-old was informed last month of plans to terminate his multi-year, multi-million-dollar deal after he posted on social media that ‘hell awaits’ homosexuals.

The Connacht and Ireland centre says he has nothing but love and respect for gay people.

The 30-year-old’s hearing will take place behind closed doors in Sydney by a three-member panel.

The Emerald Warriors will host the Union Cup in Dublin this summer.

The Waratahs and Wallabies fullback is fighting to save his career over anti-gay social media posts last week.

The Wallabies star is facing the sack by Rugby Australia for saying that ‘hell awaits’ homosexuals.

The Australia star was sacked by his rugby union over an image he shared listing homosexuals among people bound for ‘hell’.

The Wallabies player has 48 hours to respond to a Rugby Australia charge.

The international is expected to go through a code of conduct hearing amid reports that he may have a legal case for religious discrimination.

The Wallabies fullback is set to have his contract terminated over an ‘unacceptable’ Instagram post.

‘Potentially, there’s a rugby league contract… I don’t think it’s just the case that he did that and didn’t understand the consequences.’

The Wallabies fullback has drawn widespread condemnation for his Instagram and Twitter posts.

The prolific fullback surpassed Doug Howlett’s 59 during his stints at the Highlanders, Hurricanes, and Blues between 1997-2007.