The Wallabies will go into Sunday’s clash against Fiji without Tate McDermott, Taniela Tupou and almost certainly Will Skelton.
Wallabies great George Gregan believes Australia won’t be rattled by ongoing injury concerns and still have the firepower to beat Fiji in their second World Cup match despite the likely loss of skipper Will Skelton.
The Wallabies won’t reveal the results of the scans but informed sources said Skelton would not take the field and could also miss Australia’s remaining two pool games against Wales and Portugal . “He’ll be pretty pragmatic in terms of what it looks like and what the prognosis is,” Gregan said. “Then it’s making adjustments around that and get on with it. He’s very good in that regard. He’ll endow those players to get in a position to play.”Fiji have named a strong side, and the Wallabies could be forgiven for feeling a little uneasy without three of their best players.
“They played very well against Wales. They’re the matches you want to play in a World Cup. I think it’s really going to be a defensive effort which will win the game for them against the Fijians.”
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