List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau
Israel Folau, 2014
Israel Folau is a Tongan Australian international rugby union player. Folau started his international career with Australia (2013–2019) and primarily played as a fullback for them, however was deployed as a wing and also an outside centre as well. While Folau was playing for Australia internationally, he played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby . He made his international debut for Australia against the British & Irish Lions during their 2013 tour series , scoring the first try of the match, and of the game.
After his contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) was axed in 2019, Folau racked up a total of thirty-seven tries in seventy-three matches, and became the fourth highest try-scoring Australian player.[ 1]
In 2021, following eligibility changes made by World Rugby , Folau was eligible to play for Tonga . Folau changed allegiance to play for Tonga , and was selected to the Tongan squad for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup .
International tries
List of International tries
Folau in 2017 against Scotland
Folau against New Zealand in 2017
Folau catching the ball vs. Italy , 2017
Folau in Bledisloe game I, 2017
International tries[ 2]
Opponent
Location
Competition
Date
Result
Tries for Australia
1
British & Irish Lions
Lang Park , Brisbane
2013 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia
22 June 2013
21–23
[ 3] [ 4]
2
3
New Zealand
Wellington Regional Stadium , Wellington
2013 Rugby Championship
24 August 2013
27–16
[ 5]
4
Argentina
Subiaco Oval , Perth
14 September 2013
14–13
[ 6]
5
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito , Rosario
5 October 2013
17–54
[ 7]
6
7
8
Italy
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino , Turin
2013 Autumn International
9 November 2013
20–50
[ 8]
9
Scotland
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh
23 November 2013
15–21
[ 9]
10
Wales
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
30 November 2013
26–30
[ 10]
11
France
Lang Park, Brisbane
2014 France tour of Australia
7 June 2014
50–23
[ 11]
12
Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney
21 June 2014
39–13
[ 12]
13
14
New Zealand
Eden Park , Auckland
2014 Rugby Championship
23 August 2014
51–20
[ 13]
15
South Africa
Subiaco Oval, Perth
6 September 2014
24–23
[ 14]
16
Wales
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2014 Autumn International
8 November 2014
28–33
[ 15]
17
18
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
15 August 2015
41–13
[ 16]
19
England
Lang Park, Brisbane
2016 England tour of Australia
11 June 2016
28–39
[ 17]
20
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
25 June 2016
40–44
[ 18]
21
Fiji
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium , Melbourne
2017 June International
10 June 2017
37–14
[ 19]
22
23
Scotland
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17 June 2017
19–24
[ 20]
24
25
Italy
Lang Park, Brisbane
24 June 2017
40–27
[ 21]
26
27
New Zealand
Stadium Australia , Sydney
2017 Rugby Championship
19 August 2017
34–54
[ 22]
28
Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin
26 August 2017
35–29
[ 23]
29
Argentina
Canberra Stadium , Canberra
16 September 2017
45–20
[ 24]
30
31
South Africa
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein
30 September 2017
27–27
[ 25]
32
New Zealand
Lang Park, Brisbane
2017 Autumn International
21 October 2017
23–18
[ 26]
33
Argentina
Robina Stadium , Gold Coast
2018 Rugby Championship
15 September 2018
19–23
[ 27]
34
Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena , Salta
6 October 2018
34–45
[ 28]
35
New Zealand
Int. Stadium Yokohama , Yokohama (Japan )
2018 Autumn International
27 October 2018
37–20
[ 29]
36
England
Twickenham Stadium , London
24 November 2018
37–18
[ 30]
37
Tries for Tonga
To be determined
Tries by opponent
Hat-tricks
Opponent
Location
Competition
Date
Result
Argentina
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
2013 Rugby Championship
5 October 2013
17–54
Tries per year; ratio
Year
Caps
Tries
2013
15
10
0.67
2014
14
7
0.50
2015
9
1
0.11
2016
14
2
0.14
2017
10
12
1.20
2018
11
5
0.45
2022
1
0
—
2023
1
0
—
References
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