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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL. Waratahs centre Curtis Rona and wife Jacinta with newborn son Ezekiel and daughter Sapphire.

‘Blessed’ Rona a Super dad

THE past 72 hours have given Curtis Rona a clear understanding of just how “blessed’ he is following the birth of his second child Ezekiel John Rona.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: Israel Folau of the Wallabies is sent to the sin bin during the Third International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and Ireland at Allianz Stadium on June 23, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Madness! Folau’s one-match ban upheld

BACKLASH is expected after Wallabies fullback lost a marathon appeal hearing to overturn a controversial one-match ban for his kick-off challenge against Peter O’Mahony in the final June Test.

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Melbourne Rebels prop Fereti Sa'aga serenades the streets of Melbourne on a grand piano.

Video: Aussie rugby’s 126kg piano man

MEET Australian rugby’s Liberace. A 126kg front row monster with fingers as light as a feather. Fereti Sa’aga recently wowed onlookers when he jumped on a grand piano in the middle of Melbourne’s CDB.

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Waratahs captain Michael Hooper runs with the ball and scores a try during the Round 12 Super Rugby match between the NSW Waratahs and the Blues at Brookvale Oval in Sydney on Saturday, May 5, 2018. (AAP Image/Jeremy Ng) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Can Tahs remain super without Hooper?

THE saga over Israel Folau’s availability has taken up all of the spotlight this week, but the real question is whether the Waratahs can make the finals without captain Michael Hooper.

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Wallabies Reece Hodge (Melbourne Rebels) and Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs) return to their franchises this week after the Ireland Series. The Rebels and Waratahs contest the Weary Dunlop Shield when they meet for the week 17 clash in Melbourne on Friday night. Photo by rugby.com.au/Stuart Walmsley.

Wallabies mates put friendship aside

JUST five days ago they were in the midst of ferocious Test battle against Ireland, but Friday night they’ll be sworn enemies in the top-of-the-table Australian conference showdown.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 23: Michael Hooper of the Wallabies looks dejected after defeat in the Third International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and Ireland at Allianz Stadium on June 23, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Disas-Tah for Hooper’s NSW record tilt

AFTER missing just 53 minutes of play in the past five years for the Waratahs, Michael Hooper won’t break the club record for most consecutive games after being ruled out for the rest of the regular season.

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