Canada coach Ric Suggitt has added a physical edge to his side for Sunday’s World Cup clash with Fiji by including lock Mike Burak and fly-half Ryan Smith.

Colin Montgomerie has saved Scotland, last year’s runners-up, from the possibility of having to qualify for November’s World Cup in China.

Appeals court judge Piero Sandulli defended the verdicts in the Italian match-fixing case which have seen Fiorentina and Lazio reinstated to Serie A and Juventus have their points penalty reduced to the extent that they can realistically aspire to promotion back to Serie A at the first time of asking.

AUSTRALIA’S World Cup preparations nearly ended in tragedy when winger Lote Tuqiri’s was forced to sidestep a saltwater crocodile.