Wallabies centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s Spring Tour is in danger of being over after the centre picked up a wrist/arm injury during the match to Scotland.
Suaalii returned to the starting side for the first time since his memorable debut against England.
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However, his stint lasted just 30 minutes after he was left clutching his wrist following a big shot on Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu.
Suaalii lined up Tuipulotu with a perfect short close to the line at first glance, only to be left in pain to the side of the ruck as the play continued.
The 21-year-old was initially thought to have headed off for an HIA before scenes of the centre in the grandstand confirmed the injury diagnosis.
Max Jorgensen replaced the centre, forcing a backline shuffle for the Wallabies that saw Andrew Kellaway shift into the midfield.
It piled onto the Wallabies’ injury-ravaged build to the game, who lost Jeremy Williams (illness) before the game.
Joe Schmidt’s side had already lost Matt Faessler to a calf complaint just under 24 hours after he was named in the team.
The Wallabies are trailing 7-3 at the half-time break, with Tuipulotu the lone try-scorer of the half.
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