The data is in and it suggests Australian rugby is right to point the finger at the one-person lift in the fight to protect Israel Folau's sublime aerial skills.

World Rugby data obtained exclusively by Fairfax Media shows that the one-person lift is the major culprit of the relatively few injuries sustained in the battle for contestable kick-offs.

Danger zone: Israel Folau was banned for one match for his conduct in the air during the June Test series. Credit:AAP

The revelation, which backs up anecdotal assumptions made about the destabilising effect of one player lifting a teammate to compete for the ball, will heavily influence a meeting of World Rugby's rugby committee in Sydney next week and could spark a push to ban the one-person lift in general play.

The committee is set to discuss the matter after Rugby Australia asked that it be clarified following Folau's suspension in June. The dual international was sin-binned and missed a Super Rugby match for twice making illegal contact with Ireland's Peter O'Mahony in Australia's series decider in Sydney.