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Fri 10 Oct 2007Wallabies hop ball on foul playRUGBY World Cup Australia v England:Australia have made an official request for tomorrow's quarter-final referee, Dublin's Alain Rolland, to pay close attention to what they allege England hooker Mark Regan gets up to on the field, in particular the way he throws into the lineout.The 35-year-old Regan was recalled this week along with two other tight-five veterans in Phil Vickery and Simon Shaw, in a move the Wallabies believe was to beef up England's set-pieces. Australia's coach, John Connolly, said yesterday he had spoken to the International Rugby Board's referees manager, Paddy O'Brien, to make sure Regan did not get away with any gamesmanship.