In the Guardian Paul Rees gets to grips with the contentious subject of the balls being used at the Rugby World Cup.
"Braam van Straaten was talking balls at the Australia squad's hotel in Wellington on Thursday morning. Virtuo reality to put it another way.
"Is the ball being used in this tournament, the Gilbert Virtuo, a dud, as teams such as England have been claiming, with Jonny Wilkinson's success rate dropping by nearly 100% this tournament? Or is it, as the South Africa outside-half Morne Steyn contended this week, little different to the ones used in other tournaments and should not be blamed for a kicker's lack of accuracy?"
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