Beyond The Game

Israel Folau will contest his sacking from the Australian national rugby union team, following his controversial comments on social media. Rugby Australia sacked the star last week for what they call a 'high level' breach of their code of conduct. But it's now been confirmed Folau will contest that decision and has requested a Code of Conduct hearing. Authorities say that will be heard as soon as possible. Lance Santos reports.

While former Wallaby star Peter FitzSimons says Folau's rugby career in Australia is over. FitzSimons is now a Rugby Journalist and told Beyond the Game what he'd say to Folau if they met face to face.

And Nick Vindon is following the Folau situation closely and spoke to us about how all this went through.

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Boxing's heavyweight division is punching below its weight. The sport's golden egg is throwing up fights that nobody is chomping at the bit to watch. This year Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will all step into the ring. The Problem is, they're not fighting each other. Lance Santos explains...

We also spoke to two of the foremost authorities on boxing matters. Journalist Ade Oladipo joined the show from Johannesburg. And commentator Ronald McIntosh was in London.

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Women's football in sharp focus in this special edition of Beyond the Game. There's growing interest and excitement in the women's game with the World Cup just two and a half months away. We've got stars from Liverpool, Besiktas and Juventus on the show.

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Twice in the space of seven days we've seen record attendances for a woman's league match in Europe.

A crowd of 61 thousand turned out for the Atletico Madrid and Barcelona game.

And history was also made in Italy where more than 39 thousand spectators watched Juventus women against Fiorentina.

It is a different story altogether here in Turkey, where the country's football passion isn't quite reflected in the women's game.

But there's one team in the south. Samantha Johnson travelled to Hakkari and spent some time with a team in the top flight of women' football, hoping to tackle perceptions both on and off the pitch.

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Jessica O'Rourke is a Besiktas player, but also the face of women's football in Turkey.Joined Beyond The Game to talk why is there not much of an appetite for women's football in Turkey, and what needs to be done to rectify that?

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Beyond The Game caught up with former Chelsea and Galatasaray star Didier Drogba, the ambassador for the Peace and Sport Foundation.

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A unique football match has taken place on the island of Cyprus. Players from both sides of the country's divide have joined forces to promote peace and unity. Paul Scott explains.

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Croatia's fighting spirit in the Russia 2018 earned them a first ever World Cup final appearance. And even though they lost to France, for the nation of 4 million people, they were considered winners. Head coach Zlatko Dalic spoke to BEYOND THE GAME's Samantha Johnson, about the euphoria of the World Cup, and the current state of Croatian football...

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Croatia's fighting spirit in the Russia 2018 earned them a first ever World Cup final appearance. And even though they lost to France, for the nation of 4 million people, they were considered winners. Head coach Zlatko Dalic spoke to BEYOND THE GAME's Samantha Johnson, about the euphoria of the World Cup, and the current state of Croatian football...

Later this year the Rugby World Cup is to take place in Japan - the first time the tournament will be held in Asia. It's seen as a huge step forward in developing the sport throughout the world. And on this special edition of Beyond the Game we look at proposals that could change World Rugby as we know it and hinder the game's global development. Plans for an annual 12 team international competition have been roundly criticised, but are World Rugby listening?

We talked to rugby journalist Ross Karl, former Samoa international and president of the Pacific Rugby Players association Mike Umaga and Georgia head coach Milton Haig on their thoughts on the new direction World Rugby might be heading.

Beyond The Game is a five times a week show that tells you everything you need to know about your favourite sports. We’ll be at the biggest events bringing you exclusive features and the best interviews.

It is your one stop shop for sport, Monday to Friday at 1630 GMT.

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