Folau code of conduct hearing resumes for third day

Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing will resume today but there's unlikely to be a decision by the end of the day.

Troubled Wallabies star Israel Folau committed a high-level breach of the players's code.

Troubled Wallabies star Israel Folau committed a high-level breach of the players's code. Source: AAP

Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing resumes on Tuesday morning, with the Wallabies superstar and the rest of the rugby fraternity unlikely to hear a result by the end of the day.

The three-person panel will convene in a different venue after hearing over 15 hours of arguments at Rugby Australia headquarters last weekend.
Israel Folau posted a series of social media posts detailing the supposed fate of homosexuals.
Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing will continue on Tuesday but a result seems unlikely. Source: AAP
RA doesn't expect a decision to be delivered on Tuesday and there's no certainty the hearing won't go into a fourth day.

Among the major rugby figures to appear before the hearing so far are RA chief executive officer Raelene Castle, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and NSW Rugby Union boss Andrew Hore. It is not known who the panel might hear from on Tuesday.
Whatever the outcome and whenever it's delivered, it's unlikely to be the end of perhaps the most scrutinised and debated code of conduct hearing in Australian rugby history.

Folau and RA will have until 72 hours after any decision is handed down to appeal.
It has almost been a month since Folau's posts on Twitter and Instagram triggered a firestorm of reaction.

RA's integrity unit deemed Folau had committed a high-level breach of the code of conduct warranting termination of his employment contract

The Wallabies superstar back, who signed a new four-year deal back in February, opted to have the matter referred to a Code of Conduct hearing rather than accept termination.

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