Wallabies rocked by withdrawal on match eve

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The injury-riddled Wallabies person been deed with yet different setback up of Sunday's (12am AEDT kickoff) Test against Italy successful Florence, with starting fastener Nick Frost a precocious scratching connected lucifer eve.

Frost was already nursing a insignificant ankle wounded from the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment to France successful Paris and past picked up a tummy bug which ruled him retired of the clash astatine Stadio Artemio Franchi.

The 23-year-old Brumbies prima has been replaced successful the run-on XV by clubmate Darcy Swain, making his Test instrumentality aft serving a six crippled suspension.

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Another Brumbies 2nd rower, Cadeyrn Neville, comes onto the seat aft primitively being handed a breather.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that fullback Jock Campbell was successful uncertainty for the lucifer arsenic helium besides battles a tummy bug.

Jordan Petaia, who was named connected the bench, is 1 enactment to deterioration No.15 if Campbell is ruled out.

The Wallabies - who person battled a horrific wounded toll each play - are already without first-choice fullback Tom Banks, who was wounded successful the triumph implicit Scotland successful Edinburgh.

"He's got a spot of a bung ankle," Wallabies manager Dave Rennie said.

"We thought it mightiness travel close by now. It looks similar helium won't adjacent beryllium close for Ireland (on November 20 AEDT), truthful we've got immoderate decisions to marque there."

Shattered Wallaby reflects connected missed tackle

Rennie said the demanding docket was the crushed for an overhaul to the starting XV.

"We ever knew a gruelling 5 Test extremity of twelvemonth circuit would necessitate a afloat squad effort.

"We made 9 changes aft the triumph implicit Scotland and planned a akin fig for Italy but injuries person accrued that by a couple."

WALLABIES (15-1): Jock Campbell, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Len Ikitau, Hunter Paisami, Tom Wright, Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon, Pete Samu, Fraser McReight, Ned Hanigan, Will Skelton, Darcy Swain, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Folau Fainga'a, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Tom Robertson, Taniela Tupou, Cadeyrn Neville, Langi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Jordan Petaia

ITALY (15-1): Ange Capuozzo, Pierre Bruno, Juan Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Montanna Ioane, Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney, Lorenzo Cannone, Michele Lamaro (c), Sebastian Negri, Federico Ruzza, Niccolo Cannone, Simone Ferrari, Gianmarco Lucchesi, Danilo Fisichetti

Reserves: Giacomo Nicotera, Ivan Nemer, Pietro Ceccarelli, David Sisi, Toa Halafihi, Alessandro Garbisi, Tommaso Allan, Tommaso Menoncello

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