State of Origin still No. 1 as Israel Folau prepares for Super Rugby blockbuster

By Chris Dutton
Updated April 28 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 6:48pm
Israel Folau says the Waratahs have to lift against the Brumbies. Photo: Ben Rushton
Israel Folau says the Waratahs have to lift against the Brumbies. Photo: Ben Rushton

It's the biggest rivalry in Australian rugby with Wallabies battles, lingering tension from homophobic slurs and 20 years of hatred, but Israel Folau says the NSW Waratahs-ACT Brumbies derby doesn't come close to a State of Origin cauldron.

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