MELBOURNE :Rugby Australia will probe the Wallabies'"unprecedented" injury toll as part of its season-ending review as Dave Rennie's side limp into their final test against Wales on Saturday.
Those are just a fraction of the total injuries reported through the season, which have included long-term setbacks for first-choice players including flyhalf Quade Cooper, Taniela Tupou and Samu Kerevi. "It certainly has been unprecedented,” Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos said in comments published by the Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday.
Cooper, prop Harry Johnson-Holmes and loose forward Rob Leota are all on the long-term injury list after rupturing Achilles tendons, a relatively rare injury.
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