Sin-bin for World Cup fakers
Updated | By ECR Sportswave
Players who dive or pretend to be injured at the 2015 Rugby World Cup will be sent to the sin-bin.
The game's global governing body wants to eliminate what it regards as football-style behaviour.
Former Scotland flanker John Jeffrey, now chairman of the match officials selection committee, says diving would be "ungentlemanly conduct" - which would result in a yellow card.
The tournament starts tomorrow when hosts England take on Fiji at Twickenham.
The Springboks will face Japan in their opening match in Brighton on Saturday.
Kickoff is at 17h45 - South African time.
Japan secured their only World Cup win back in 1991 when they defeated Zimbabwe.
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