WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Australia winger Digby Ioane hopes a warm homecoming on Tuesday will help dispel some of the frustration he is feeling from his recent exclusion through injury from playing an active part at the Rugby World Cup. Ioane said the cast he has worn since he broke his right thumb in the Pool C match against Italy nine days ago is likely to come off this week. He is clinging to the optimistic prognosis that he may be available for the quarterfinals in the second week of October. Making his involuntary exile tougher to bear, Ioane was forced to watch, without being able to intercede, as the Wallabies went down 15-6 to Ireland last Saturday in the tournaments first major upset. He said a family reunion on Tuesday night could help ease that frustration and take away some of the sting of idleness. Ioane was born in Wellington, where Australia will play the United States on Friday. Though his family left the New Zealand capital for Queensland in Australia when he was 1, he retains many family ties here, particularly in the largely Polynesian suburb of Porirua, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the city. "Im going to see family tonight, which is pretty good," Ioane said, admitting he was a little hazy on the whereabouts of Porirua, or P-Town as his relatives call it. "Apparently its where all the Islanders are, so Ill fit right in." Ioane said his fathers brother and several of his mothers relatives lived at Porirua and were eager to host him, though he isnt sure what they have in mind. "I think they might be asking for tickets or something, so I might struggle there," he said. "I hope theres a mad dinner. You know, Islanders have mad feasts." Ioane said his forced inactivity since his injury had been hard to take. He is not allowed to train because sweat might infect the wound left by the operation. Instead, he has joined the Wallabies forwards in "altitude training." "You just blow in a bottle," Ioane said. "Apparently it makes you faster. I dont know, mate. Im just doing it because Ive got nothing else to do." Ioane said he was still eager to contribute in team meetings and to encourage his teammates, even if he isnt able to take the field. "Im coming to meetings. I put my share in, my thoughts," he said. "But (we) will hang together as one team and, as I say, we learned a lot from that Ireland game. "To be honest, Ireland played really well. They were desperate and they were the better team at the end of the night. For us, its just to move on against America." Ioane participated on Monday night in a team review of the video of the Ireland match, admitting it was a painful, if necessary, viewing. "It was a bit hard but we deserved it," he said. "We didnt match Ireland on that night and all the boys are hurting. Of course youre going to hurt. 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Two Islamic countries make the headscarf mandatory for women in public -- Iran and Saudi Arabia. Last year, Iran forfeited qualifying matches for the Olympics because of the headscarf ban. FIFA President Sepp Blatter was a member of the IFAB panel that accepted test results showing the technology systems quickly and accurately judge when balls cross the goal line. The IIFAB panel is made up of officials from FIFA and the four British soccer associations.dddddddddddd Hawk-Eye is a British camera-based system already used in tennis and cricket. GoalRef is a Danish-German project using magnetic sensors to track a special ball. Thursdays decision was expected and completed Blatters reversal on the matter. FIFA previously blocked using technology to help referees make decisions. Blatters conversion came two years ago when he saw England denied a clear goal by midfielder Frank Lampard against Germany at the 2010 World Cup. Two days later, Blatter said FIFA must reopen the debate, though insisted it must involve only goal-line decisions. Video replay remains off limits for judgment calls, such as penalties or offside. Blatter achieved his goal against the wishes of UEFA President Michel Platini, who opposes giving match officials any hi-tech aids. Still, Platinis rival project which seeks to keep all technology out of decision-making also received support Thursday. The five-referee proposal, made by European soccers ruling body, won IFAB approval after three years of trials in more than 1,000 matches. That decision came just two weeks after Platinis pet project suffered its biggest public failure, helping eliminate co-host Ukraine at the European Championship. A Hungarian refereeing team did not spot that a shot by Ukraine forward Marko Devic crossed the line before England defender John Terry hooked the ball clear. England won 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Neither goal-line technology nor the five-referee system is binding on leagues or competition organizers. Both are options to choose -- and pay for -- once IFAB approved the principle. Major League Soccer has said it wants to adopt goal-line systems. IFAB, a 126-year-old body, acts as guardian of soccers rules. Six votes are needed to approve a change, with FIFA holding a four-vote bloc and the four British associations having one vote each. ' ' '