# List of international rugby union tries by Israel Folau

Israel Folau is a Tongan Australian international rugby union player. Folau started his international career with Australia (2013–2019) and primarily played as a fullback for them, however was deployed as a wing and also an outside centre as well. While Folau was playing for Australia internationally, he played for the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super Rugby. He made his international debut for Australia against the British & Irish Lions during their 2013 tour series, scoring the first try of the match, and of the game.
After his contract with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) was axed in 2019, Folau racked up a total of thirty-seven tries in seventy-three matches, and became the fourth highest try-scoring Australian player.
In 2021, following eligibility changes made by World Rugby, Folau was eligible to play for Tonga. Folau changed allegiance to play for Tonga, and was selected to the Tongan squad for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup.

## International tries
### List of International tries

International tries :
| No. | Opponent | Location | Competition | Date | Result |
| Tries for Australia |||||||
| 1 | British & Irish Lions | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia | 22 June 2013 | 21–23 |
| 2 | British & Irish Lions | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour of Australia | 22 June 2013 | 21–23 |
| 3 | New Zealand | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | 2013 Rugby Championship | 24 August 2013 | 27–16 |
| 4 | Argentina | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 2013 Rugby Championship | 14 September 2013 | 14–13 |
| 5 | Argentina | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | 17–54 |
| 6 | Argentina | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | 17–54 |
| 7 | Argentina | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | 17–54 |
| 8 | Italy | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin | 2013 Autumn International | 9 November 2013 | 20–50 |
| 9 | Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2013 Autumn International | 23 November 2013 | 15–21 |
| 10 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2013 Autumn International | 30 November 2013 | 26–30 |
| 11 | France | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2014 France tour of Australia | 7 June 2014 | 50–23 |
| 12 | France | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 2014 France tour of Australia | 21 June 2014 | 39–13 |
| 13 | France | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 2014 France tour of Australia | 21 June 2014 | 39–13 |
| 14 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | 51–20 |
| 15 | South Africa | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 2014 Rugby Championship | 6 September 2014 | 24–23 |
| 16 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2014 Autumn International | 8 November 2014 | 28–33 |
| 17 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2014 Autumn International | 8 November 2014 | 28–33 |
| 18 | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 15 August 2015 | 41–13 |
| 19 | England | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2016 England tour of Australia | 11 June 2016 | 28–39 |
| 20 | England | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 2016 England tour of Australia | 25 June 2016 | 40–44 |
| 21 | Fiji | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 2017 June International | 10 June 2017 | 37–14 |
| 22 | Fiji | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 2017 June International | 10 June 2017 | 37–14 |
| 23 | Scotland | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 2017 June International | 17 June 2017 | 19–24 |
| 24 | Scotland | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 2017 June International | 17 June 2017 | 19–24 |
| 25 | Italy | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2017 June International | 24 June 2017 | 40–27 |
| 26 | Italy | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2017 June International | 24 June 2017 | 40–27 |
| 27 | New Zealand | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 2017 Rugby Championship | 19 August 2017 | 34–54 |
| 28 | New Zealand | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 2017 Rugby Championship | 26 August 2017 | 35–29 |
| 29 | Argentina | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 2017 Rugby Championship | 16 September 2017 | 45–20 |
| 30 | Argentina | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 2017 Rugby Championship | 16 September 2017 | 45–20 |
| 31 | South Africa | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | 2017 Rugby Championship | 30 September 2017 | 27–27 |
| 32 | New Zealand | Lang Park, Brisbane | 2017 Autumn International | 21 October 2017 | 23–18 |
| 33 | Argentina | Robina Stadium, Gold Coast | 2018 Rugby Championship | 15 September 2018 | 19–23 |
| 34 | Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta | 2018 Rugby Championship | 6 October 2018 | 34–45 |
| 35 | New Zealand | Int. Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama (Japan) | 2018 Autumn International | 27 October 2018 | 37–20 |
| 36 | England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2018 Autumn International | 24 November 2018 | 37–18 |
| 37 | England | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2018 Autumn International | 24 November 2018 | 37–18 |
| Tries for Tonga |||||||
| To be determined |||||||

### Tries by opponent

International tries by opponent :
| Opponent | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Tries | Try ratio |
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % | Tries | Try ratio |
| Tries for Australia ||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 8 | 0.667 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0.412 |
| England | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0.500 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 1.000 |
| France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 0.750 |
| Wales | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 0.600 |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2 | 1.000 |
| British & Irish Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0.667 |
| South Africa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 0.200 |
| Ireland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Tries for Tonga ||||||||
| Australia A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Total | 75 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 45 | 37 | 0.493 |
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | % | Tries | Try ratio |
| Try ratio |||||
Hat-tricks :
| Opponent | Location | Competition | Date | Result |
| Argentina | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario | 2013 Rugby Championship | 5 October 2013 | 17–54 |
Tries per year; ratio :
| Year | Caps | Tries | Try ratio |
| 2013 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 2018 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — |