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Now it explains: “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.

Had Ollie Lawrence not already been ruled out with a hamstring, it was unlikely there would have been room for him.

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In an interview last weekend, Rayner did not rule out a return to frontline politics, telling the Daily Mirror she had not "gone away".

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Edwards' conversion again reduced the deficit to three points before the All Blacks had two prospective tries ruled out in a couple of minutes.

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Scottish referee Holly Davidson, to great roars from the partisan crowd, ruled out two tries for New Zealand through Clarke and Will Jordan.

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