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Deans happy to keep Tuqiri as passenger
12th November 2008, 9:45 WST
Injured winger Lote Tuqiri will remain with the Wallabies until the end of their European tour - even if he is unable to play a match.
Tuqiri has not played since undergoing knee surgery after Australia's 28-24 loss to New Zealand in mid-September and was only cleared to make six-week spring tour the day before the Wallabies departed.
He said in Hong Kong before the tour-opening clash with the All Blacks that he was targeting this weekend's showdown with England as his comeback match.
But despite watching Tuqiri train the house down over the past fortnight, Wallabies coach Robbie Deans on Wednesday admitted the dual international was not even close to gaining selection for the Cook Cup Test at Twickenham.
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