Twitter reacts to Folau's axing

SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT: Israel Folau's termination of his contract certainly highlighted the relations between the professional player and social media.

The Wallaby superstar, Folau, has had his four-year AU$4 million contract with Rugby Australia terminated because of his controversial social media posts.

The fullback took to Instagram last month to proclaim “hell awaits” for “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolators” in a religiously-motivated post.

Rugby Australia deemed the posts as a “high-level” breach of RA’s professional players’ code of conduct and has consecutively sacked the superstar.

The fullback's religious beliefs have opened a can of worms not only in Australia but in the world.

Similar to his formidable steps on the pitch, that used to split defence apart - his axing has taken the exact same route within the rugby fraternity.

There are some people who indeed feel that Folau has the right to express his freedom of religion and belief. Some Twitter users stated that "Australia rugby has no place for Christians,"

While some have ridiculed him and have backed Rugby Australia's decision. Labelling Folau's freedom of speech argument as "delusional"   and "dehumanizing".