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 Posted: Tue 5:20, 03 Sep 2013 Post subject: Injuries sour Wallabies 67-spun5 |
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Injuries sour Wallabies 67
Rob Horne's Rugby World Cup is all but over and Pat McCabe's could be too after Australia's crippling injury toll rose to desperate levels during Friday night's 67-5 thrashing of the USA in Wellington.
Horne fractured his cheekbone,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], McCabe dislocated his shoulder,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], fellow centre Anthony Faingaa was knocked out cold and fullback Kurtley Beale and backrower Wycliff Palu complained of hamstring tightness on a costly night for the Tri Nations champions.
The quintet join a casualty ward already featuring wingers James O'Connor (hamstring) and Digby Ioane (thumb) plus flankers David Pocock (back) and Scott Higginbotham (back).
Concerned coach Robbie Deans said with such an "extensive list" of wounded stars,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], particularly backs, the Wallabies may well have to draft in reinforcements from Australia.
The only positive for the Wallabies - apart from the 11-try rout and an impressive return to the Test arena of classy midfielder Berrick Barnes - was that their next game is against lowly Russia on Saturday week,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"Yes we may have to (call in replacements). We'll wait to see what the medics say before we make any decision," Deans said.
But with Faingaa's concussion carrying a mandatory two or three-week rest under IRB rules, Deans may have no choice but to send an SOS - possibly to 92-Test veteran Matt Giteau.
Captain Will Genia said the next few days would be critical as the injuries are assessed,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"We had a fair few," Genia said.
"We saw big Radike (Samo playing) on the wing there and he got a try,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but we'll go away and assess and go from there."
With Wallabies dropping like flies,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the siren couldn't sound quick enough.
Alas,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Faingaa required several minutes of attention and medicab removal from Wellington's Cake Tin after copping knee in the head in a tackle gone wrong in the dying stages.
Beale once again was Australia's most potent attacker before trudging off in the 38th minute,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], more as a precautionary measure than for any serious problem.
His departure allowed Deans to introduce Barnes for his first Test of the year after he missed the closing stages of the Super Rugby season following a series of head knocks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Slotting into five-eighth,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with Quade Cooper pushing back to fullback, Barnes excelled as the Wallabies piled on seven tries after the break.
Australia had made a nervous start,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Even quickfire tries in the eighth and 11th minutes to Horne and Rocky Elsom failed to settle the Wallabies as the American underdogs hit back in the 23rd minute with a soft five-pointer to No.8 JJ Gagiano to reduce Australia's lead to 10-5.
But Beale and Faingaa crossed to make it 22-5 at the interval,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Winger Drew Mitchell and McCabe,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with virtually his first touch of the ball, joined the tryscorers' list before man-of-the-match Ashley-Cooper crossed three times between the 59th and 66th minutes to blow the score out.
Samo seagulled for Australia's final try two minutes from time.
After last Saturday's shock 15-6 loss to Ireland, the bonus-point victory at least put the Wallabies closer to qualification for the knockout stages.
They only need to account for Russia in Nelson to book a quarter-final berth.
Barring upsets in the remaining few pool games,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Australia will face defending champions South Africa in Wellington on October 9 - almost certainly for the right to take on the All Blacks in the semi-finals.
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