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Wallabies skills coach Mick Byrne has hailed Reece Hodge as one of the best kicks hes ever seen as the Test newcomer prepares to unleash his booming boot at high altitude.Hodge has retained his spot on the left wing and will make his fourth appearance for Australia in Saturdays Rugby Championship clash against the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld (Sunday morning AEST).Having announced his arrival to international rugby by crunching a monster 55m penalty on debut in Wellington last month, all eyes will be on Hodge to see just how much more distance he can squeeze out with the aid of the thin air and generous hangtime of South Africas Highveld region.Byrne, who joined the Australian Rugby Union in July, is rubbing his hands together with glee at the thought of nurturing the strongly-built 22-year-old and his prodigious technique.I just remember the first day I worked with him, I was taken aback by how much power he generates with no step, Byrne said.Id say hes as good as some of the AFL guys when he gets hold of it.Growing up he played AFL, cricket, rugby, rugby league - I think being an all-round sportsman growing up gives you a little bit of hand-eye coordination as well.Its pretty exciting for me as a kicking coach when you get somebody with that much power.Its up to me now to harness it correctly for him so it becomes a real good weapon for him.A former ruckman for three different clubs in the old Victorian Football League, Byrne joked the altitude had extended his own kicking range by 10 metres.Its therefore not inconceivable to imagine Hodge splitting the posts in Pretoria from well behind the halfway line - which could, in turn, influence South African tactics and deter them from conceding penalties in that part of the field.Byrne is also keen to see Hodge involved in more field kicking, should the opportunity present itself.If, depending on where hes playing, he gets the chance to send a long kick from inside our 22 into touch from the wing position, thatd be handy, he said.Im just enjoying the fact hes a young fella wanting to get better and hes playing some good rugby and enjoying it. 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But no one reported it to the universitys office of Judicial Affairs, as required by federal law, according to the statement.Briles and McCaw have acknowledged they did not report it to Judicial Affairs, the university said. Baylor officials said McCaw, who could not be reached for comment, initially denied having any knowledge of the student-athletes allegation, but later admitted the womans head coach had told him.The internal system of discipline operated by (Briles) was not in line with the universitys mission and obligations, Baylor regents chairman Ron Murff told the newspaper. To Arts credit, he took responsibility for this in discussions with the Board of Regents and in a national media interview.Briles lawyer, Ernest Cannon, denies Baylors account.As usual everything Baylor is saying is false, Cannon told the newspaper, adding, Theyre up to the same underhanded and dirty tricks.Earlier this month, Baylor footballs offensive coordinnator Kendal Briles, Arts son, and other coaches issued a statement arguing that the student-athletes head coach told the elder Briles that he had reported the assault to McCaw and the Judicial Affairs office himself.dddddddddddd It also said that the victims head coach believed Briles had handled the matter honorably.Baylor has struggled for two years with a sexual assault scandal. Regents have told The Wall Street Journal that 17 women had reported domestic violence or sexual assaults that involved 19 football players since 2011, including four gang rapes, and also have told The Dallas Morning News that the school is reviewing about 125 cases of sexual assault or harassment campus-wide.Art Briles was fired in May, and McCaw resigned. The scandal also led to the demotion of school president Kenneth Starr, who later resigned.On Thursday, billionaire businessman Drayton McLane, whose name adorns Baylors football stadium, said he wants to see Briles honor restored and any evidence that led to his dismissal publicly released by regents. McLane and a group of influential alumni and donors called Bears for Leadership Reform are demanding more transparency from regents, including the release of what was uncovered by a Philadelphia law firms investigation into how the school handled sexual assaults.---Information from: The Dallas Morning News, http://www.dallasnews.com ' ' '