From the Touchline

A lighter look at what is happening at Rugby World Cup 2011. The number 4 - Days left until the first match of RWC 2011 and the number of players who have captained their team in the World Cup starting as a winger: 1987 Mike Harrison (England, 4 matches) 1991 Ieuan Evans (Wales, 3 matches) 1995 Philippe Saint-André (France, 6 matches) 2003 Vasil Katsadze (Georgia, 1 match) Born to be wild South Africa's renowned enforcer, lock Bakkies Botha, shows no weakness on or off the field. In the question-and-answer section of his profile in the Springbok media guide, he lists his toughest opponent as: "Not born yet". His favourite gadget is a "300 hunting rifle" and favourite movies are the bloody Spartan epic 300 and the equally gory Braveheart, which ends with its star, Mel Gibson, being graphically hung, drawn and quartered. Brush with deportation Samoan-born Manu Tuilagi is seen as the future of English rugby, but a year ago the British government wanted to deport him after it emerged he had arrived in the country as a 13-year-old on a six-month holiday visa and stayed on without permission. He was playing for Leicester in the Premiership at the time and the club considered letting the 20-year-old play for Samoa and bringing him back to England as an overseas player. But Tuilagi was determined to play for England and he was eventually given special dispensation to stay. And to play. A wing and a song Agustín Gosio quickly slipped into a starring role with Argentina when he brought his guitar to the team's welcome ceremony on Sunday. The player serenaded the crowd at Dunedin Town Hall with a rendition of Color Esperanza by the popular Argentine singer, songwriter and actor Diego Torres, as his teammates clapped, cheered and provided the backing vocals. Gosio wasn't the only inspiration for Argentina. Among the town hall crowd was the legendary scrum half Agustín Pichot, who led the country to third place in France four years ago. He said it "Because I'm a prickly old man" - Paul Emerick, the USA centre, explains how he earned his nickname 'The Cactus'. Emerick is 31. Cover story Japan's charismatic captain Takashi Kikutani had the full attention of photographers during a media session after training on Monday - but not all the pictures were of him. Japanese cameramen were intrigued by a suspense novel Kikutani was reading as he waited for his turn to speak with reporters, and started taking pictures of the book's cover when he left it on top of his bag while he was being interviewed. Kaino's home alone New Zealand 's Jerome Kaino didn't lose any sleep over the birth of his second child in Auckland on Thursday. Kaino told a press conference on Monday that having the house empty during the build-up to RWC 2007 was not a problem. "My lady is still in hospital so I'm off the hook there," he said. "I'm sleeping at home by myself at the moment. I'm happy."