There are fears that the Wallabies could beryllium without Bledisloe Cup skipper Allan Alaalatoa astatine this year's Rugby World Cup aft the prop was carted disconnected the MCG with what looked to beryllium a superior limb injury.
Alaalatoa was caught awkwardly successful a scrum successful the archetypal fractional of a chaotic Bledisloe clash connected Saturday and the prop looked distraught arsenic helium near the field.
"It sounds similar Allan Alaalatoa mightiness person ruptured his Achilles," Tim Horan said connected Stan Sport.
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Halfback Tate McDermott took implicit arsenic skipper.
"These are horrible scenes, peculiarly successful a World Cup twelvemonth for the captain," Sean Maloney added.
The All Blacks won the crippled 38-7.
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"I deliberation that's a reasonably superior injury," Wallabies manager Eddie Jones told Stan Sport.
Adding to the misery, chap tighthead prop Taniela Tupou aboriginal near the tract with what looked to beryllium a achy wounded to his ribs.
"A peculiar notation to Taniela and Allan," All Blacks skipper Ardie Savea said afterwards.
Injured Tupou binned for tackle
"I anticipation you brothers retrieve good and heal well. It's ne'er bully seeing brothers spell down.
"So surely emotion to you."
Alaalatoa was captaining Australia for the 2nd time.
Michael Hooper missed the MCG lucifer with a calf wounded portion chap co-captain James Slipper was utilized disconnected the bench.
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