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Wales' lock Alun Wyn Jones looks on  during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Wales and Georgia at the City of Toyota Stadium in Toyota City on September 23, 2019. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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Welsh leader firmly in Wallabies sights

For all the potential threats Wales possess, it’s a 34-year-old currently playing some of the best rugby of his career that has the Wallabies worried the most ahead of their huge clash on Sunday.

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Fiji's flanker Dom Waqaniburotu is tackled by Canada's scrum half Gordon McRorie (R) during the international rugby union friendly match between Canada and Fiji, ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, at The Stoop in Twickenham, west of London, on September 6, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

Why Cheika fears fired-up Fijians

THEIR back line flamboyance has seen them dubbed “the Brazil of rugby” but Michael Cheika fears another aspect of World Cup opponent Fiji’s play.

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England's fly-half Jonny Wilkinson kicks the ball during the England v Romania 2011 Rugby World Cup pool B match at Otago Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand 24/09/2011.

Top 10 Rugby World Cup villains

EVERY tournament needs a bad guy (or guys). But who makes our list of the biggest Rugby World Cup villains from each edition of the event to date?

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Sam Burgess of England is tackled by Ian Madigan of Ireland and Jared Payne of Ireland during the QBE International match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on September 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Super sub or will Sam be a dud?

SAM Burgess is set to be the grand gamble of opening night at the Rugby World Cup but may be an irrelevance by the time England size up the Wallabies.

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Israel Folau and the Australian rugby union team in training camp at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Photo supplied by ARU Media

Meteoric rise of Minto boys

TWO childhood friends from the backblocks of Minto will soon step on sport’s grandest stages in front of worldwide audiences of millions.

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