Tatafu Polota-Nau misses Springboks Test

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Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will miss the Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Polota-Nau was named to start the game despite being “managed” through the week with a “hamstring niggle”, but he failed a fitness test on Friday.

Folau Faingaa replaces Polota-Nau to make his first Test start, with Brandon Paenga-Amosa moving on to the bench.

Australia: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Reece Hodge, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Will Genia, 8 David Pocock, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Ned Hanigan, 5 Izack Rodda, 4 Adam Coleman, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Folau Faingaa, 1 Scott Sio.

Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Rory Arnold, 20 Rob Simmons, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Bernard Foley, 23 Jack Maddocks.

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