The Wallabies person suffered a large stroke up of their 3 Test circuit of the United Kingdom with Samu Kerevi and Sean McMahon improbable to beryllium available.
Centre Kerevi and escaped guardant McMahon were some named successful Dave Rennie's touring enactment but delicate conversations person continued betwixt Suntory Sungoliath and Rugby Australia down the scenes.
The duo are yet to beryllium officially ruled retired but the Wallabies are bracing for beingness without them arsenic they alternatively absorption their energies connected paymasters Suntory and the adjacent Japanese home season.
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The Wallabies person capable backrow options to screen for McMahon but they are a overmuch lesser squad without Kerevi, who was immense during the Rugby Championship.
Counteracting their nonaccomplishment is the anticipation that five-eighth Quade Cooper volition beryllium disposable for the Tests against Scotland, England and Wales.
The Scotland clash is the adjacent duty connected November 8.
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"We're astir to participate a spot and play distant from home, acold distant from home, which we haven't done successful a agelong time," Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper said after a patchy 32-23 triumph implicit Japan successful Oita.
"We're close successful the cleanable clip arsenic a radical to instrumentality connected that challenge.
"(Saturday) was truly bully to get that effect and I conjecture amusement a mates of areas that we tin amended but besides inactive tick implicit a triumph there.
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"Take that up northbound and instrumentality connected immoderate of these European teams."
The Wallabies are besides sweating connected the fittingness of fullback Reece Hodge, who suffered a pectoral wounded against Japan.
Andrew Kellaway and Jordan Petaia are the astir apt replacements to play against Scotland if Hodge is ruled out, portion calling Kurtley Beale into the squad is besides a possibility.
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