Wallabies coach's grim verdict on injured star

By Simon Chapman and Sam Worthington

Taniela Tupou could beryllium racing the timepiece to beryllium acceptable for adjacent year's Rugby World Cup arsenic Wallabies manager Dave Rennie fears his prima prop has suffered a superior Achilles injury.

In the 54th infinitesimal of the nonaccomplishment to Ireland, Tupou received a walk disconnected the backmost of a ruck but slumped to the writer and clutched the backmost of his knee, writhing successful agony.

Tupou was swiftly carted disconnected the field.

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Taniela Tupou of Australia is taken from the transportation to person medial attention. (Getty)

His wounded continued a horrific wounded toll for Australia this season.

"We'll measure the walking wounded," Rennie told Stan Sport.

"We've got a just few. Obviously, Hunter (Paisami) successful the past mates of minutes, it looks similar a (knee) medial (ligament). (Andrew) Kellaway with a ft injury.

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Taniela Tupou leaves the crippled with an wounded astatine Aviva Stadium successful Australia's Spring Tour Test against Ireland. (PA Images via Getty Images)

"(Rob) Valetini with a ft injury. Dave Porecki with different concussion. Taniela with what looks similar an Achilles.

"They're each beauteous serious, truthful we'll spot however we lavation up."

Other season-ending injuries this twelvemonth person included centre Samu Kerevi, who suffered an ACL tear, and playmaker Quade Cooper, who ruptured his Achilles tendon.

Hunter Paisami of Australia. (Getty)

"In the past 15 years, I cannot retrieve a Wallabies play arsenic littered with injuries arsenic this. They cannot instrumentality a trick," Stan Sport commentator Sean Maloney said.

"It's not good," added Wallabies fable Tim Horan.

Earlier this year, Tupou suffered a calf wounded that ruled him retired of the Super Rugby Pacific play and helium aboriginal returned for the bid against England.

Dave Porecki of Australia receives aesculapian attention. (Getty)

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