Israel Folau's potential return to rugby league would be a huge boost for "a little nation" amid a spiteful standoff between Tongan players and power brokers. So says Tongan hooker Siliva Havili, who has thrown his weight behind Folau's bid to pull on the red jersey for the national side's end-of-season Tests despite not playing rugby league in nine years. Folau could make a shock code switch after his Rugby Australia contract was torn up in May for controversial social media posts in which he said homosexuals among others would go to hell. The Tongan National Rugby League has stated Folau and his brother John would be selected to feature against Australia and Great Britain over the coming six weeks. Havili has urged the RLIF to clear the way for Folau to return to international rugby league as the Tongan side looks to shelve a bitter dispute and build on their thrilling 2017 World Cup campaign.
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Topic: Havili backs Folau's bid for shock return
