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Last updated 15:25
14/10/2013
Australia centre Christian Lealiifano will miss this weekend's Bledisloe Cup test against New Zealand because of an ankle injury, increasing the likelihood Quade Cooper will start a match against the All Blacks for the first time this year.
Lealiifano had joined injured flanker Scott Fardy in being unavailable for the Dunedin test, coach Ewen McKenzie told a news conference on Monday, with Matt Toomua likely to replace him at inside centre for the match against the world champions.
Toomua started at flyhalf in both of the Rugby Championship defeats to the All Blacks this season and Cooper is now almost certain to retain the number 10 shirt he has held for the last four matches.
Lealiifano has played all nine of Australia's matches this year since making his test debut against the British and Irish Lions in June and his assured place-kicking could be sorely missed by the Wallabies on Saturday.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/i...isloe-Cup-test
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Lilo being out isnt that big a deal. He hasnt done alot on the 12 execpt kick a shit tone od goals and lets face it you dont beat the All Blicks by kicking goals.
Fardy on the other hand is a big lose but Big Benny Mac will do fine.
“Everyone knows whether it’s rugby, politics or whatever, front-rowers should rule the world, so to have a hooker at the helm makes sense,” Nathan Charles Western Force & Wallabies Hooker.
“Everyone knows whether it’s rugby, politics or whatever, front-rowers should rule the world, so to have a hooker at the helm makes sense,” Nathan Charles Western Force & Wallabies Hooker.
Our last two wins against them have only been by a kick IIRC
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Mike Harris's kicking boot is pretty good, as an alternative?
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