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All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi ruled out of Bledisloe Cup Test opener against Wallabies

August 16, 2018
August 19th 2017, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia; The Rugby Championship; Australia versus New Zealand; All Blacks Ofa Tu'ungafasi bursts through the Wallabies tackles; The All Blacks won the game 54-34;

All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi in action against the Wallabies. (Source: Photosport)

All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi has been ruled out of the Bledisloe Cup opener against Australia on Saturday in Sydney due to a rib cartilage injury.

He has been replaced on the bench by Tim Perry for this weekend's Test.

1 NEWS understands that Tu'ungafasi will return home and Hurricanes prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen will join the squad in Sydney as cover.

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