FILE PHOTO - Scotland Director of Rugby Scott Johnson attends a news conference after the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw at Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, western Japan May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wallabies' Director of Rugby Scott Johnson has backed the hard-line stance taken by Rugby Australia (RA) over Israel Folau's controversial social media posts and called for the sport to embrace inclusiveness.
Folau, a fundamentalist Christian, faces having his Wallabies contract torn up after posting comments that gay people were destined for "hell" if they did not "repent".
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