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All Blacks Suffer Fresh Injury Blow Ahead of Wallabies Rematch
Tupou Vaa'i was ruled out with a knee injury sustained during training, adding to multiple All Blacks absences ahead of the Wallabies test in Perth.
- On Thursday, the All Blacks were dealt a late blow when Tupou Vaa'i was ruled out of the Perth Stadium test, forcing a last-minute reshuffle ahead of Saturday's match.
- Vaa'i took a knock during Thursday's training session and will return to New Zealand for specialist assessment next week.
- Fabian Holland will step into the starting XV with Patrick Tuipulotu promoted to the bench, while Leicester Fainga'anuku returns after 18 months and Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke, and Ethan de Groot miss out.
- Australia head into the match looking to end a 10-game losing run and send James Slipper off with a win in front of a sold-out 60,000 crowd, boosted by Will Skelton and Rob Valetini.
- The Perth match doubles as the final fixture of the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship, with New Zealand's heavy injuries leaving them vulnerable and Australia needing a bonus-point win plus an Argentina upset.
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