WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia centre Samu Kerevi has paid the price for a poor performance in their Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand by being dropped for the return match in Dunedin. Cheika said Kerevi was disappointed but suggested he might have been rushed back to soon after a lengthy spell on the sidelines with ankle and pectoral problems. "Maybe he needed another week or two of preparation to get exactly right to play his best rugby." "He's got good back-field work and now that he's back and fit I think it was an easy selection." Replacements: 16-Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17-Tom Robertson,18-Sekope Kepu, 19-Rory Arnold, 20-Lopeti Timani/Jack Dempsey, 21-Nick Phipps, 22-Reece Hodge, 23-Curtis Rona.

Source: The Star August 24, 2017 00:45 UTC