Retired Silver Ferns star Maria Folau has broken her silence while in lockdown in France, saying she is enjoying time spent with her husband Israel.
Maria and Aussie cross-code star Israel have been enjoying time together in their home in Perpignan after so many years apart due to their respective sporting careers.
The pair has been in lockdown since early March, three games into former Wallabies fullback Israel's move to France to join Super League club the Catalan Dragons.
It was a sporting lifeline for Israel after he was sacked by Rugby Australia after he posted homophobic comments on social media.
During the entire saga, Maria chose to step out of the public limelight and avoided commenting on the controversy surrounding her husband, choosing instead to focus on the last few years of her netball career.