Wallabies sweat on prop Taniela Tupou’s fitness after scrum ‘mess’ was exposed
Dave Rennie would have risen in London on Monday morning hoping his giant tight-head prop Taniela Tupou woke feeling fresh too. England vs Australia Rugby 2022 The Wallabies flew into the English capital on Sunday night just hours after their controversial 15-13 loss in Edinburgh. The noise of the bagpipes still ringing in their ears after letting slip a match that was there for the taking. They left nursing some wounded men, with Jordan Petaia expected to miss the rest of the tour following a hamstring injury while Tupou left the field early in the second half due to concussion. Tupou, a 135kg prop like no other in world rugby, was given a taste of his own medicine during the defeat when he was rocked to the core by centre Sam Johnson. The 25-year-old now faces a race against the clock to pass concussion protocols to face Eddie Jones’ England next weekend. Rennie spoke optimistically in the minutes after the momentum-killing loss that his game-changing forward would be fit to take on