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CHOFU, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 20: Ryohei Yamanaka of Japan breaks with the ball during the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group A game between Japan and Russia at the Tokyo Stadium on September 20, 2019 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Rolling Maul: Japan fire up with Backstreet Boys. Seriously

Welcome to the Rolling Maul, as we bring you the biggest hits from the 2019 Rugby World Cup, including what Japan do to pump up pre-game — it’s not what many would expect.

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 21: New Zealand players perform the Haka prior to the Rugby World Cup 2019 Group B game between New Zealand and South Africa at International Stadium Yokohama on September 21, 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

All Blacks haka ‘an unfair advantage and needs to stop’

A war of words has broken out between two sports columnists after a call was made for the All Blacks’ haka to be banned.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 9, 2018, Australia's wing Israel Folau attends the captain's run training session at the Principality stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on the eve of their autumn international rugby union match against Wales. - Sacked Wallabies fullback Israel Folau launched legal action on June 6, 2019 against Rugby Australia's decision to dismiss him over homophobic social media posts, saying he was seeking "substantial remedies" from the governing body. Folau's contract was terminated in May after a Rugby Australia tribunal found him guilty of a "high-level" code of conduct breach for posting on social media that "hell awaits" gay people and others he considers sinners. (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -use in books subject to Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) approval

Wallabies react to Folau comeback plan

None of the Wallabies are surprised Israel Folau has found his way into the spotlight again, but they won’t let it distract them from their World Cup mission in Japan.

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SAPPORO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 21: Michael Cheika (R) of Australia and John McKee (L) of Fiji talk prior to 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 Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Fuming Fiji coach lashes out at Cheika

Wallaby coach Michael Cheika has set off a war of words with his Fiji counterpart John McKee with the pair at odds over the decision to cite Australian winger Reece Hodge.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 05: Sam Burgess of England smiles after the QBE International match between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on September 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Hosts bounce back in final World Cup warm-up

ENGLAND restored some optimism heading into their home Rugby World Cup by beating Ireland 21-13 on Saturday in their last warm-up match.

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James Slipper of the Wallabies during the Bledisloe Cup game between the Australia Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks. Pic Darren England.

Skipper Slipper pumped for Eagle rock

THE biggest moment in James Slipper’s brilliant 67-Test career came when Wallaby coach Michael Cheika told him he would be captaining the side against the USA.

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 15: Coach Michael Cheika of the Wallabies talks to his players during The Rugby Championship, Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on August 15, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Cagey Cheika taking pack mentality to Cup

MICHAEL Cheika knows the barrage of attention the Wallabies pack — particularly the front row — will receive during the RWC. So the coach is ready to let actions do the talking.

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(FILES) -- This file picture taken on August 15, 2015 shows England's centre Sam Burgess lining up before the 2015 Rugby World Cup warm up rugby union match between England and France at Twickenham Stadium, west of London. Burgess, who will play for England in the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, has only played one national team match but draws wide attention from British media. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK

Is Sam Burgess worth the risk?

BIG Sam Burgess has become the Big Topic with the Rugby World Cup kick-off less than two weeks away — the question is will he be a big flop.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 14: (L-R) Henry Slade, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Sam Burgess and Calum Clark who have all been included into the England squad to face France tomorrow pose after the England captain's run at Twickenham Stadium on August 14, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Poms punted from Twickenham home sheds

ENGLAND has been relegated to the “away” sheds at Twickenham and forced to wear its red strip for the World Cup opener against Fiji thanks to a quirky tradition.

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CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 01: A general view of Soldier Field as the United States of America Eagles take on the New Zealand All Blacks during an International Test Match on November 1, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

‘I don’t think we play rugby here’

THE Wallies … er, Wallabies, are preparing for their last warm-up match before the World Cup against USA, but perhaps their biggest challenge is filling Soldier Field.

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Phil Bailey during Penrith v Cronulla Sharks NRL game at Credit Union Australia (CUA) Stadium in Sydney.

Ex-Shark Bailey now in Eagles’ nest

IF it weren’t for a dodgy Achilles tendon, Phil Bailey might have spent the past few years as a Commando fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq.

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South Sydney's Sam Burgess and Roosters Sonny Bill Williams come together after Souths victory in the Sydney Roosters v South Sydney rugby league Preliminary Final at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Pic Brett Costello

SBW to Burgess: Code switch not that hard

SONNY Bill Williams says switching from league to union isn’t the challenge many make out and predicts Sam Burgess can shine at the Rugby World Cup.

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McMahon’s making things hard for Cheika

McMahon’s making things hard for Cheika

AS HE prepared to play his first Test match in almost a year Sean McMahon admitted there were times he feared he might be remembered as a one-season wonder.

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The Australian rugby union team train at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. Full back Israel Folau looks just as comfortable with American Football in hand. MUST CREDIT : ARU Media/Stuart Walmsley

Folau shows off his gridiron skills

THE ARU may be happy to hear NFL scouts are scouring Australia for the next Jarryd Hayne. They’d have missed Izzy Folau right under their noses.

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