Israel Folau’s New Fund Gets Nearly $500,000 Within Hours

Israel Folau of the Wallabies looks on during the Third International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and Ireland at Allianz Stadium on June 23, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King/Getty Images

A fresh fundraising effort for Israel Folau has already amassed more than A$400,000 ($278,000) in donations, just hours after it was launched by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).

The organisation relaunched a campaign for the former Wallabies star on their website after Folau’s successful GoFundMe page was shut down on June 24.