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FOUND: Hat trick hero folau can t stop loss to sungoliath | Mind Blowing Facts

Former Wallaby Israel Folau has scored a hat-trick in a losing cause in Japanese club rugby. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Israel Folau has scored just the second hat-trick of his career in Japan's League One rugby union competition, but it was not enough to get his side over the line as Tokyo Sungoliath cruised to a 41-19 win over Urayasu D-Rocks.

The dual code star, who scored 10 tries from 12 matches on debut in the maiden season of League One, has been troubled by injury for much of his time in Japan.

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