As if only one win from 4 powerful Tests on a European tour that has solely heaped extra strain on Wallabies coach Dave Rennie isn’t dangerous sufficient.
Now accidents are hitting not simply the duty of getting a tour-ending win towards Wales however even presumably subsequent 12 months’s World Cup, with prop Taniela Tupou in peril of lacking the showpiece occasion with a suspected achilles tendon harm.
Tupou was one in every of six Wallabies despatched residence for additional inspection and remedy of accidents suffered in Australia’s 13-10 loss to Ireland in Dublin and will resist 9 months on the sidelines if scans verify his ruptured achilles.
Rob Valetini will get scans on an injured ankle and Hunter Paisami on his knee, whereas Andrew Kellaway seems to be to have sustained a fracture to leg that might be scanned on his return to Australia.
Both David Porecki and Nic White should serve the necessary 12-day interval out of the sport after struggling concussions.
After initially being handed of his HIA by the unbiased match-day physician, White was subsequently discovered to have suffered concussion regardless of not exhibiting any signs post-match or the next day.
A circumspect Rennie mentioned the hammer blow to his squad was a part of taking part in a contact sport.
“We’re still assessing things but Bobby Valetini, syndesmosis, so he’s doubtful for next week,” he mentioned.
“Andrew Kellaway will definitely be out with a toe injury, Nela (Tupou) potentially an achilles so he will be out, Porecki with another concussion, so he will have to have a minimum of 12 days, so he won’t be able to back up.
“Hunter (Paisami) has done his medial … so definitely those four plus probably Bobby.
“Hunter got his leg caught under him – that’s footy.
“Porecki got a shoulder to the head, that’s bad luck, I’m not even sure how or what Kells (Kellaway) has done.
“It‘s a collision sport and they’re collision injuries.”
The Wallabies already had an extended checklist of gamers sidelined with long-term accidents, together with Quade Cooper (achilles) and star centre Samu Kerevi (knee), whereas fullback Tom Banks left the tour with an ankle harm and Lalakai Foketi fractured his leg.
Rennie conceded he must look “into the depth” of his squad to discipline a line-up for Wales, with lock Will Skelton and five-eighth Bernard Foley unavailable, because the match falls outdoors the worldwide window.
He mentioned he would name on gamers who took half of their historic loss to Italy.
“We’ll have to go into the depth of the squad again,” Rennie mentioned.
“I can guarantee there will be guys itching for another opportunity after the Italy effort.”
Wallabies’ long-term accidents: Quade Cooper (achilles), Samu Kerevi (knee), Matt Philip (knee), Angus Bell (toe), Rob Leota (achilles), Izack Rodda (foot), Izzy Perese (knee), Lachie Swinton (shoulder), Tom Banks (ankle), Lalakai Foketi (leg).
