Australia’s most experienced squad member, James Slipper, is battling a foot injury ahead of a crunch World Cup clash against Georgia.
The Wallabies’ most experienced squad member, James Slipper, is set to miss Australia’s opening Rugby World Cup match against Georgia as Eddie Jones monitors a number of other stars who are no guarantee to face the world No.11 ranked Europeans.and was a notable absentee on the field during the Wallabies’ first official World Cup training session on Thursday in France.
“James Slipper’s still not training. At this stage, it’s definitely touch and go for Georgia,” Jones told reporters. “He’s got a tendon problem with his foot. We believe we’ve got that under control and he’ll be back on the paddock after Georgia.” “It’s definitely going to be a massive challenge at set-piece,” Bell said. “It’s probably going to be the biggest battle of that game.”One player the Wallabies will be desperate to have at their disposal is centre Samu Kerevi, who injured his hand during Australia’s Bledisloe Cup loss to New Zealand in Dunedin last month.
There was also intrigue around the fitness of back-rowers Tom Hooper and Rob Leota, who appeared to be on lighter duties in front of an estimated gathering of 3000 locals.“Just a little bit of a niggle,” Hooper said. “I’m alright, I’ll be back on the deck tomorrow, it’s just a bit going on with the load management.”
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