The major sponsor of the Australian rugby team has backed the sacking of Israel Folau for homophobic comments a day after the player renewed his stance in a church sermon.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said Folau's comments were "clearly inappropriate" and added "we're happy with how Rugby Australia is progressing this".
It comes a day after Folau used a sermon at his Sydney church to describe homosexuality as a sin and criticise young people being allowed to "change their gender".