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Inside Dragons’ bid to sign Folau – and why the NRL is considering it – Sydney Morning Herald
At a meeting in Brisbane over the holidays, new Dragons coach Anthony Griffin planted the seed that could grow into a rugby league return for Israel Folau.
Folau and his family flew back to Australia to be by his mother-in-laws side and they have been in Brisbane ever since. That situation is why Folau recently requested a release from the final year of his deal with Catalans on compassionate grounds, despite his gratitude towards the club for showing faith in him when few would.
When Griffin returned from Queensland in the new year, he told Dragons chief executive Ryan Webb that Folau had a genuine desire to return to the NRL after a decade away from…
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