Wallabies unleash 'freak' as injury crisis worsens

The Wallabies volition unleash almighty No.8 Langi Gleeson connected struggling Wales successful Sunday's (2.15am AEDT) season-ending Test astatine Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Gleeson has replaced the injured Rob Valetini (ankle) astatine the backmost of the scrum successful what volition beryllium a much-changed Australia squad from the 1 beaten by Ireland successful Dublin.

It volition beryllium Gleeson's archetypal Test commencement aft 2 cameos disconnected the bench, continuing a meteoric emergence for the almighty Waratahs youngster.

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Langi Gleeson during Australia training. (Getty)

"I didn't expect to beryllium a Wallaby wrong 10 years," Gleeson told reporters aft making the touring squad.

"I was conscionable trying to marque my Waratahs debut this year."

Gleeson was scarcely utilized by NSW successful Super Rugby this play but helium flashed his tremendous imaginable for Australia A successful the Pacific Nations Cup and circuit of Japan.

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Langi Gleeson of Australia A. (Getty)

"Made for Test rugby," erstwhile Wallaby Morgan Turinui said connected Stan Sport, while Waratahs teammate Max Douglas described him arsenic a "physical freak."

Both Australia and Wales are hopeless for a morale-boosting win.

The Wallabies are 1-3 connected circuit portion Wales are reeling aft a historical nonaccomplishment to Georgia.

Michael Hooper has been praised for his willingness to talk retired astir his intelligence health. (Getty)

Australia volition also beryllium without erstwhile skipper Michael Hooper, who suffered a concussion successful the nonaccomplishment to Ireland.

Fraser McReight is the evident replacement for Hooper astatine openside flanker.

The Wallabies volition officially sanction their squad connected Thursday astatine 10.45pm (AEDT).

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"It's tough. I'm not going to lie. It is incredibly disappointing, which is astir apt putting it lightly," Wales adjunct manager and Test fable Neil Jenkins said aft losing to Georgia.

"It's 1 of the darkest days. But you've got to spell again. We've got different Test lucifer connected Saturday (local time), and it is important that we crook up and beforehand up...

"It's horrific. It's perfectly horrific. It ne'er gets easier, not that it should bash either. I'm a passionate Welshman.

Tedo Abzhandadze of Georgia raises his fists aft an upset triumph implicit Wales successful Cardiff. (Getty)

"I'm hopeless for Wales to bash well. It could beryllium tiddlywinks, I privation Wales to triumph and beryllium successful.

"Whether I'm progressive successful that oregon not is irrelevant to me. I privation Wales to beryllium successful.

"I privation to triumph Test matches. That's what I'm present for, to beryllium palmy and win."

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