{"id":291080,"date":"2023-09-16T01:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=291080"},"modified":"2023-09-16T01:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T01:37:26","slug":"australia-suffer-double-injury-blow-ahead-of-fiji-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/australia-suffer-double-injury-blow-ahead-of-fiji-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia suffer double injury blow ahead of Fiji clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Australia suffer double injury blow in Rugby World Cup squad ahead of &#8216;do or die&#8217; Fiji clash as captain Will Skelton and Taniela Tupou are ruled out from Eddie Jones&#8217; side<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eddie Jones&#8217;s World Cup plans face setbacks as Australian players face injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Skelton, Australia captain, may still play pending a scan on his calf injury<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fiji views the upcoming match as a &#8216;do or die&#8217; game following their Wales defeat<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eddie Jones\u2019s best-laid plans for the World Cup have been dealt a blow after Australian heavyweights Taniela Tupou and Will Skelton suffered injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Prop Tupou suffered a hamstring strain which has ruled him out of tomorrow\u2019s game against Fiji and is likely to sideline him for the bulk of the pool stages.<\/p>\n<p>Lock and captain Skelton has been named in the team for the Saint-Etienne Test but his participation hinges on a last-minute scan on a calf injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At this stage, he\u2019s still in the team,\u2019 Jones said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The Wallabies have already lost vice-captain and scrum-half Tate McDermott to a head knock, with veteran Nic White ready to step in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75488273-12524213-image-a-3_1694807799617.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lock and captain Skelton has been named but his participation hinges on a calf scan\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75488291-12524213-image-a-5_1694807890534.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Taniela Tupou has been ruled out of the Fiji match due to a hamstring strain, with his loss diminishing Australia&#8217;s set-piece threat going into what&#8217;s been described as a &#8216;do or die&#8217; game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75451281-12524213-Backrower_Rob_Leota_said_the_playing_group_would_be_ready_for_Fi-a-2_1694807219653.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rob Leota said Australia would be ready for Fiji no matter which members of the squad were in\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/15\/20\/75488247-12524213-image-a-4_1694807829118.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Jones \u2019s best-laid plans for the World Cup have been dealt a blow after Australian heavyweights Taniela Tupou and Will Skelton suffered injuries ahead of crucial Fiiji clash<\/p>\n<p>Losing Tupou could undermine Jones\u2019s plans to dominate the set-piece against the Pacific Islanders, as James Slipper switches from loosehead to starting tighthead to provide cover.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you play against Fiji, you\u2019d always like to have set-piece advantage,\u2019 said Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The power contests will be interesting, they\u2019ve got a very big pack but we want to take them on in that area. Then in the transitional, we\u2019ve got to be one step ahead of them. They\u2019ve got a brilliant ability to play counter-attacking rugby. They\u2019ve got pace and precision and that puts a different test to you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Following Sunday night\u2019s nail-biting defeat by Wales, Fiji have labelled tomorrow\u2019s fixture as \u2018do or die\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Australia have named seven native Fijians in their team, and Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui said: \u2018We\u2019re proud of all Fijians that play all over the world. Some have had to go overseas to find opportunities but we\u2019re proud of all our brothers whether they play for Fiji or Australia or other countries. It\u2019s going to be good with 30 Fijians on the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Eddie will have them firing \u2014 it should be a good match.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12524213\/Australia-suffer-double-injury-blow-Rugby-World-Cup-squad-ahead-die-Fiji-clash-captain-Skelton-Taniela-Tupou-ruled-Eddie-Jones-side.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia suffer double injury blow in Rugby World Cup squad ahead of &#8216;do or die&#8217; Fiji clash as captain Will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Australia suffer double injury blow ahead of Fiji clash - All My Sports News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/rugby-union\/australia-suffer-double-injury-blow-ahead-of-fiji-clash\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australia suffer double injury blow ahead of Fiji clash - All My Sports News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australia suffer double injury blow in Rugby World Cup squad ahead of &#8216;do or die&#8217; 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