Folau To Debut Against Reds

by Brendan Bradford - Israel Folau will make his Super Rugby debut on Saturday when he pulls on the 15 jersey against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp Stadium. Alongside him, try-scoring speedster Tom Kingston earns a spot on the left wing with Wallaby Drew Mitchell completing the back three. With three successful trial matches, three tries and six years’ experience in professional sport, Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has every confidence Folau will thrive in his first competitive rugby match. “It’ll be a pressure cooker atmosphere, but he’s experienced that before so he’ll be ready for it,” said Cheika. “A big part of going away from home is getting the fans against you and you’ve got to try and silence them by what you do on the field.” Bernard Foley has recovered from an an
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