Wallabies rookie Izack Rodda has been ruled out for the rest of the year after opting for surgery on his injured shoulder.
The decision will ensure the 21-year-old lock, who has started in Australia’s last two Test outings, is fit in time for the new Super Rugby campaign.
Rodda only made his debut for the Queensland Reds in the opening round of this season but quickly impressed Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, who handed him a debut off the bench in the narrow Bledisloe Cup defeat in Dunedin.
Forwards
Allan Alaalatoa – Brumbies
Rory Arnold – Brumbies
Adam Coleman – Western Force
Jack Dempsey – NSW Waratahs
Tetera Faulkner – Melbourne Rebels
Ned Hanigan – NSW Waratahs
Michael Hooper (c) – NSW Waratahs
Sekope Kepu – NSW Waratahs
Adam Korczyk – Queensland Reds
Sean McMahon – Melbourne Rebels
Stephen Moore – Queensland Reds
Tatafu Polota-Nau – Western Force
Tom Robertson – NSW Waratahs
Rob Simmons – NSW Waratahs
Scott Sio – Brumbies
Lopeti Timani – Melbourne Rebels
Lukhan Tui – Queensland Reds
Jordan Uelese – Melbourne Rebels
Backs
Kurtley Beale – NSW Waratahs
Israel FolauNSW Waratahs
Bernard Foley (vc) – NSW Waratahs
Will Genia (vc) – Melbourne Rebels
Reece Hodge – Melbourne Rebels
Karmichael Hunt – Queensland Reds
Samu Kerevi – Queensland Reds
Marika Koroibete – Melbourne Rebels
Tevita Kuridrani – Brumbies
Billy Meakes – Western Force
Izaia Perese – Queensland Reds
Nick Phipps – NSW Waratahs
Joe Powell – Brumbies
Curtis Rona – Western Force
Henry Speight – Brumbies
Development Group
Folau Fainga’a – Brumbies
Jermaine Ainsley – Western Force
Duncan Paia’aua – Queensland Reds
ScottD
Guest
Good for you IR. Put you own health first son. Better to fix yourself up than push on with that injury as there will be more opportunities later if you are fit.
Terry
Guest
JR What is a distaster ? Is that something you don't like? Like distasteful? Is Tui distasteful to you? Will the lineout become distasteful because Tui is there?? - so you want to bring on Rob Simmons if it becomes distasteful?? Wern`t you one of those blokes who reckoned Simmons was soft when he was a QLD RED ?
Terry
Guest
Hard luck Rodda, Cheika can now revert back to his best mate Ned Flanders at lock.He is in the squad ( how does that happen ? ) Anyway Ned Hanigan will be an asset against the ALL BLACKS.-Mark my words.
HandsOffBlack7
Guest
That's shame for him and the wallabies. I like what I saw from Rodda. Has potential, goes in hard and has a crack. I would've liked to see him start with Coleman and have Arnold on the beck (or bench behind those two) I can't understand why Simmons is picked? He wasn't even starting for his club team mid way through the season, and missed out on the June tests. Seems like a backwards step IMO Anyway - Hoping for a speedy recovery for Rodda. Hopefully he's ready to go for the Wallabies next year!
cuw
Guest
good to see players taking these decisions immediately , rather than procrastinating. some play with injuries and then get affected badly.
Gepetto
Guest
Simmons can play well for 80 minutes. I expect him to start. Duncan Paywave should be on the bench to replace Foley.
Paul D
Guest
Sat out training but is expected to be fit according to latest reports.
Fox
Roar Guru
Unfortunate for him- he was looking the goods to partner Coleman - pretty terrible timing as well.
John R
Roar Guru
Cheika: Please let this player get injured, so I can stop picking him, even though there is literally nothing stopping me from not picking him. That way I can select a player in a position that I've literally never picked him for.
John R
Roar Guru
Start Tui. Simmons can come off the bench, early if the linout/scrum is a distaster.
ethan
Guest
Hard luck on the big fella, is a promising prospect. Look forward to seeing him go round in red again next year.
Train Without A Station
Roar Guru
Apparently it is.
Terry
Guest
Cheika has his wish-Hanigan to start at lock with Coleman,Simmo off the bench.
Ed
Guest
That was the impression I had of Rory at the ground. Hopefully his knee knock is minor.
jameswm
Roar Guru
Out for a year and out for the rest of the year? Pretty big difference. Fortunately it's the latter. So does Simmons start? Would much rather Arnold. He looked like a man playing against boys in the small part of the NRC game I saw.
Jp
Guest
Ol rodda, waltzing into the wallabies unchallenged.
Ben
Guest
Oh well...Rettallick and Romano are out too so evens up a tiny fraction altough Rettallick is more of a loss.