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The US Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a devout Rastafarian who is seeking damages after his knee-length dreadlocks were forcibly shorn while he was in prison in Louisiana.

Power lines were down and trees were shorn of all leaves.

With both sides shorn of some of their players due to the game being played outside of the Test window, it was a chance for others to shine.

Celtic have a squad which should be capable of beating pretty much everyone in the league, but they went into the game eight points off the top of the league and shorn of confidence.

There's also a feeling that if they click then the Wallabies - shorn again of the wonderful Rob Valetini in their back row - will be taken to the cleaners.