World Cup 一連の会議、交渉／完成する-up: Reece Hodge's tournament could be over for 取り組む on Peceli Yato and the All 黒人／ボイコットs are 支援する

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This 週末 was stacked 十分な of 活動／戦闘, 演劇 and 出来事/事件s... and the World Cup is already 集会 勢い.?

Australia's Reece Hodge could be banned for the 残り／休憩（する） of the tournament for his 攻撃する，衝突する on Peceli Yato, New Zealand look ominously strong and Wesley Fofana has unfortunately gone home after an 傷害 後退.?

Here, Sportsmail 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs up some of the major talking points from the past three days.??

HODGE'S CHALLENGE TACKLED

Australia wing Reece Hodge has been 特記する／引用するd for the shoulder 粉砕する on Peceli Yato, which 軍隊d Fiji's 優れた flanker off before half-time in Sapporo on Saturday.?

Hodge's World Cup could be over if he is 設立する 有罪の of 無謀な 接触する with the 長，率いる ― as part of a 厳重取締 on such offences. Any retrospective 活動／戦闘 will come too late for Fiji, though, who were 犠牲者s of an 不正.

Reece Hodge 衝突する／食い違うd with Peceli Yato and the Australian has been 特記する／引用するd for the 取り組む

STADIUMS GO-SLOW

Japan is embracing this World Cup, which is already vibrant, colourful and 吸収するing. There is growing 地元の enthusiasm for the event, but there are teething problems.?

Stadium 接近 in Tokyo, Yokohama and Sapporo has been problematic, with 報告（する）／憶測s of 重要な over-（人が）群がるing and 延期するs, にもかかわらず the excellent public 輸送（する） and support 供給するd by so many helpful volunteers.

GOING DOWN A STORM

World Rugby are desperate to 事業／計画（する） a 肯定的な image of this tournament, so much so that staff are 存在 ordered to 負かす／撃墜する-play 逆の 天候 条件s.?

This is unnecessary paranoia. It is no secret t hat it is 嵐／襲撃する season in this part of the world. The 衝撃 of 台風 Tapah was 存在 felt in the south Sunday, but no one is 尋問 the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to bring the World Cup to Japan.

ALL BLACKS ARE BACK?

It was obvious from the Haka that New Zealand meant 商売／仕事 against South Africa. And it was obvious from their 業績／成果, too. All those who made the Springboks favourites were 軍隊d into a 迅速な rethink.?

The long-範囲 try finished off by George 橋（渡しをする） was the perfect illustration of the All 黒人／ボイコットs' 基準s which no other team can match. Steve Hansen's 味方する still deserve the tag of favourites.

New Zealand overcame South Africa and showed why they are rightly tournament favourites

FOFANA FORCED HOME

フラン rolled 支援する the years in the first half of their 緊張した 勝利，勝つ over Argentina with a glorious 突発／発生 of Fre nch flair. It was a shame that Wesley Fofana could not play any part in it, and won't play any part in it ever again.?

Clermont's magician of a centre has been 軍隊d to return home after yet another 傷害 後退. He was 予定 to retire after the World Cup anyway. What a pity.

JAPAN EYE SCOTS CHANCE

Japan 苦しむd 行う／開催する／段階 fright in their tournament opener against Russia on Friday, the growing excitement around the host nation 重さを計るing them 負かす／撃墜する.?

But seeing Scotland beaten by Ireland, they will have realised that an historic 適切な時期 を待つs them in their final pool match. If Michael Leitch & Co can 打ち勝つ their 神経s, they have a real chance of reaching the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦.

Japan （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Russia and will fancy their chances of （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Scotland in their final pool match