Rugby-Four All Blacks ruled out of second Wallabies test


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v New Zealand - Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 31, 2024 New Zealand's Asafo Aumua reacts REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/ File Photo

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Four ⁠New Zealand players have been ruled ⁠out of next weekend's second Bledisloe Cup ‌test in Sydney following their comprehensive 50-19 victory over Australia at Eden Park, New Zealand Rugby said on ​Sunday.

• The All Blacks, who ⁠retained the Bledisloe Cup ⁠for a 24th straight year, will be without ⁠hooker ‌Asafo Aumua and loose forward Anton Segner after both failed their second ⁠head-injury assessments

• Ethan Blackadder has picked ​up a ‌calf injury, and wing Leroy Carter has ⁠been ruled ​out due to a "high ankle sprain", which he suffered while scoring a try in the ⁠second half.

• George Bell, Du'Plessis Kirifi, ​Anton Lienert-Brown and Jamie Hannah have been named as injury replacements

• Australia face their own ⁠personnel problems and will be without key centre Len Ikitau, who left Saturday's game in the first half with a head knock, while ​Hunter Paisami has been ⁠suspended

• Jordan Petaia was also unavailable due to ​an ankle injury, with ‌Corey Toole and Kadin Pritchard ​coming in as replacements

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)

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