Ruled out: Stephen Moore
Wallabies hooker Stephen Moore has been ruled out of Saturday's fixture against the Springboks in Perth after injuring his hamstring at training.
Moore was on Thursday sent for scans to determine how serious the damage was. He is now sidelined and will be replaced by Tatafu Polota-Nau while Saia Faingaa slots in as the back-up hooker on the replacements bench.
Australia prop Ben Alexander said preparations have not been affected by the withdrawal.
"We've been practicing a lot at training with lots of different combinations, we very rarely pack more than a couple in a row with the same guys," he told AAP.
"We're always changing props, changing sides, changing hookers, so it shouldn't cause any problem."
What's even more disappointing for Moore is that had he played, the Brumby would have overtaken Jeremy Paul as the most capped Wallabies hooker of all time.
Comments
ruckingkiwi says...
Another foreign born Australian fakes an injury to avoid potential embarrassment.
Posted 10:47 07th September 2012
tweedledee49 says...
Trinats, haha that was pretty funny...and i actually like your theory, ill buy you you a drink if i ever come down to your side (with your permission of course lol)...you are to trolling what McCaw is to rugby...the greatest! And i got schooled
Posted 07:21 07th September 2012
Trinats2 says...
tweedledee49:
Smith or Pocock never cheat, it just looks worse as they wear gold.
My theory McCaw gets away with so much is that by wearing black and playing under lights the refs "misses" a lot of the cheating. It's probably why France won in the 2007 world cup and McCaw got penalised more in that game than ever, was because he wasn't in Black (grey strip) !!!
Posted 04:51 07th September 2012
tweedledee49 says...
Im sure if George Smith (the real one, not the one with the secret crush on Sharpe) and Pocock wore black you would notice they play(ed) with broken legs too.....
And great comeback btw...had no idea what i was gettin myself into...haha
Posted 20:53 06th September 2012
shsvs says...
Haha Trinats cracks me up!!
Posted 18:51 06th September 2012
bloemboy says...
Well tell Moore to stop doing the Can-Can
Posted 18:35 06th September 2012
Trinats2 says...
tweedledee49:
I agree, hammy looks godd in the photo !!! then again it's only south africa.
I thought McCaw always plays with two broken legs ? As he is never on his feet at the ruck !!!
Posted 15:32 06th September 2012
Trader2 says...
What was that that Trinats said on another post - harden up. At least we know he is not being rested as there ain't much left in the paddock.
Posted 14:58 06th September 2012
Ferdie says...
startledwombat no that won't work. you'd also need to have an A team
Posted 13:14 06th September 2012
tweedledee49 says...
Cheating Aussies again!!! Why cant they just say they are resting him.
"injuring his hamstring at training" maybe his sock was too tight
Even Mealamu, McCaw played with a broken leg....and didnt suck....toughen up Aussies!
Lol...trinats?
Posted 12:22 06th September 2012
SACanuck says...
Seems like a lot of teams have taken a leaf out of Pdivvy's book on how to rest players nudge nudge wink wink, oh he is injured! Think they are resting him for the Pumas as Moore never gets injured.
Posted 11:25 06th September 2012
Ramage says...
If he doesnt play it will be a big blow.
Posted 10:23 06th September 2012
latehit says...
If Moore is out and TPN starts with Faaaainga on the bench, bang goes the Aus lineout. SA to win by 8
Posted 09:51 06th September 2012
startledwombat says...
Can we stop with all the mucking around and just call this injury-ridden team "Australia B" please?
Posted 09:22 06th September 2012