Folau to go under the knife

Cape Town - Wallaby fullback Israel Folau is set to undergo surgery and will be out of rugby for a minimum of four months.

Folau will go under the knife next Tuesday on a troublesome ankle, having carried the injury through much of Australia's Rugby World Cup campaign.

Folau will therefore also have to pull out of a lucrative upcoming stint in Japanese rugby and will struggle to be fit for the start of the Waratahs’ Super Rugby campaign.