Footy star Israel Folau scores a huge profit after selling off his three-bedroom bush retreat in Queensland for $1.9million

Dual code footy star Israel Folau has scored a big win after selling off his Queensland rural estate for $1.9million.

The sports legend pocket an eye-watering $400,000 profit on the three-bedroom, one-bathroom, 4 hectare property after buying it for $1.5million in 2021.

Folau, 34 and his wife Maria, have made extensive renovations to the charming cottage, which is situated in leafy Pullenvale, 18km from Brisbane’s CBD, reports The Courier Mail.

Built on a hill surrounded by lush bushland, the main dwelling features original timber floors and an open plan design with expansive living spaces.

The lounge area, meanwhile, boasts bi-fold doors which open out to a gorgeous entertainment deck, which features beautiful views of the surrounding bushland.

Folau and his wife Maria (both pictured) have made extensive renovations to the sprawling pad reports The Courier Mail 

Built on a hill surrounded by lush bushland, the main dwelling features original timber floors and an open plan design with expansive living spaces (pictured)

Other features include a renovated kitchen with stone finishings and breakfast island and an updated bathroom with tub.

Amenities include a large storage facility, a dam and rain water tank and a bush track linking to nearby Pullen Pullen Creek. 

Folau, who has played in the NRL and AFL, made headlines in 2021, when he bought the country getaway from disgraced mining magnate Nathan Tinkler.

The property was sold by receivers Grant Thornton for just $750,000 in 2017 despite selling for $2 million in 2008.

At the time Folau had a property portfolio worth over $8 million.

Features include a renovated kitchen with stone finishings and breakfast island

Folau was a huge star with the Brisbane Broncos in 2009 and 2010 before switching codes to play in the AFL in 2011, then again code-hopping in 2013 to play Rugby Union with the Waratahs. 

He played 73 times for the Wallabies, winning Australian player of the the year three times, before he was sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019 over controversial social media posts.

One post read: ‘Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators, Thieves, Atheists, Idolators: Hell Awaits You. Repent! Only Jesus Saves.’

He took Rugby Australia to court claiming $14 million over the sacking and received a public apology as part of a confidential settlement, which is understood to have included an $8 million payout.

Amenities include a large storage facility, a dam and rain water tank and a bush track linking to nearby Pullen Pullen Creek. (Pictured is one of the three bedrooms)