Rugby: Australia's Petaia ruled out of Samoa test, seen fit for World Cup


  • Rugby
  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Talented young Wallabies centre Jordan Petaia has been ruled out of their final World Cup warmup against Samoa with a hamstring injury, Rugby Australia said on Wednesday.

The uncapped 19-year-old tweaked his hamstring attempting a diving tackle in training at the Wallabies' camp in New Caledonia on Wednesday and would return to Australia for treatment, the governing body said https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/08/28/rugby-world-cup-noumea-camp-petaia-injury on its website.

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