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Four All Blacks ruled out of second Wallabies test
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Four All Blacks ruled out of second Wallabies test Oct 11 : Four New Zealand players have been ruled out of next weekend's second Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney following their comprehensive 50-19 victory over Australia at Eden Park, New Zealand Rugby said on Sunday. • The All Blacks, who retained the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th straight year, will be without hooker Asafo Aumua and loose forward Anton Segner after both failed their second head-injury assessments • Ethan Blackadder has picked up a...
Four All Blacks ruled out of second Wallabies test
Oct 11 : Four New Zealand players have been ruled out of next weekend's second Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney following their comprehensive 50-19 victory over Australia at Eden Park, New Zealand Rugby said on Sunday.
• The All Blacks, who retained the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th straight year, will be without hooker Asafo Aumua and loose forward Anton Segner after both failed their second head-injury assessments
• Ethan Blackadder has picked up a calf injury, and wing Leroy Carter has been ruled out due to a "high ankle sprain", which he suffered while scoring a try in the second half.
• George Bell, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Anton Lienert-Brown and Jamie Hannah have been named as injury replacements
• Australia face their own personnel problems and will be without key centre Len Ikitau, who left Saturday's game in the first half with a head knock, while Hunter Paisami has been suspended
• Jordan Petaia was also unavailable due to an ankle injury, with Corey Toole and Kadin Pritchard coming in as replacements
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