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Australia's wing Reece Hodge is tackled during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Australia and Fiji at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on September 21, 2019. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

Benchmark ban shows up hair-larious double standards

World Rugby’s sense of justice is becoming more and more bizarre after Reece Hodge was banned yet an Argentine player caught pulling an opponent’s hair got off with a warning.

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How can the NRL block an Israel Folau return, but welcome back players guilty of violent acts?

Uncomfortable hypocrisy behind NRL’s Folau ban

A stunning 85 per cent of fans believe Israel Folau should be welcomed back the NRL — even if the game’s leaders disagree. But how can that be, when players guilty of domestic violence are welcomed back, writes PAUL CRAWLEY.

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SAPPORO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 21: Tolu Latu (C) of Australia is congratulated by his team mates after scoring his side third try during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group D game between Australia and Fiji at Sapporo Dome on September 21, 2019 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

How the rolling maul became a Wallabies Cup weapon

The Brumbies have turned it into an art form in recent years and, as Fiji found out last week, the Wallabies can now roll with the best of them when it comes to lineout drives from close range

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Australia's full back Reece Hodge (L) and full back Dane Haylett-Petty (R) take part in a gym training session in Tokyo on September 25, 2019, during the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Wallabies star left stunned by massive Cup ban

It could have been as long as six games but a three-match ban is still likely no comfort for an Aussie team that was supremely confident of getting Reece Hodge off his dangerous tackle charge.

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READING, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Chris Malone of London Irish takes a penalty kick during the Aviva Premiership match between London Irish and Harlequins at the Madejski Stadium on February 26, 2011 in Reading, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Helping the Wallabies kick a bad habit

THIS is the man whose local knowledge earned from a decade spent playing in foul English conditions will prove crucial for the Wallabies in the World Cup.

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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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TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 15: Craig Wing of Japan makes a break during the international friendly between Japan and Wales at Prince Chichibu Stadium on June 15, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Winging it from the Rabbitohs to RWC

PLAYERS from all over the globe have congregated in England for the start of the Rugby World Cup, but few can boast a journey to match that of Craig Wing.

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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY CHRIS FOLEY (FILES) In a file picture taken on October 16, 2011 New Zealand's players including captain Richie McCaw (C), center Ma'a Nonu (R) and hooker Keven Mealamu (2L), perform the haka before the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final match Australia vs New Zealand at Eden Park Stadium in Auckland. New Zealand's pre-match haka may be one of sports most famous rituals and often claimed to intimidate opposing sides, but now its benefits to the All Blacks are being questioned. AFP PHOTO / PHIL WALTER / POOL

Ever wanted to face the haka? Now you can!

IT’S the most feared challenge in sport and thanks to a new smartphone app, fans can now be part of New Zealand’s haka at the Rugby World Cup.

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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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CARDIFF, WALES - MARCH 14: Leigh Halfpenny of Wales kicks a penalty during the RBS Six Nations match between Wales and Ireland at Millennium Stadium on March 14, 2015 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Wales still reeling from ‘cruellest of blows’

JAMIE Roberts has underlined the collective pain felt by Wales’ World Cup squad after Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb suffered tournament-ending injuries.

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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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Stephen Moore and Michael Cheika during the Wallaby team photograph at the SCG ,Moore Park .Picture Gregg Porteous

Legendary Kiwi coach tips Wallabies

NEW Zealand’s Rugby World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry has tipped the Wallabies to reach the RWC final, and shared some selection advice too.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 08: Tevita Kuridrani of the Wallabies is tackled by Conrad Smith of the All Blacks during The Rugby Championship match between the Australia Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 8, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Cup cousins bring rivalry to biggest stage

RUGBY is the glue that kept Tevita Kuridrani and Nemani Nadolo inseparable. And it now brings them together on the biggest stage in just 13 days time.

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