Folau offered to quit Wallabies over anti-gay comments

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Australia vs Scotland - Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia - June 17, 2017 - Australia's Israel Folau jumps to catch the ball and score a try above Scotland's Greig Tonks. REUTERS/David Gray

(Reuters) - Israel Folau offered to walk away from his Rugby Australia (RA) contract if his anti-gay comments were deemed to be damaging the sport, the Wallabies back wrote in a column published on Monday.

Folau, an Evangelical Christian, wrote on his Instagram page earlier this month that gays would be condemned to "hell" if they failed to "repent", sparking outrage on social media and criticism from a key sponsor.