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Justin Chadwick and Murray Wenzel

Wright ACL adds to Wallabies' injury woes

The Wallabies' resurgence has copped a hammer blow with confirmation of a likely long-term knee injury for in-form fullback Tom Wright.

The No.15 will return home and consult specialists after scans confirmed an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered early in Saturday's 30-22 loss to South Africa in Cape Town.

Wright, a star of last week's triumph in Johannesburg, has emerged as one of the world's premier fullbacks to power Joe Schmidt's improved Wallabies.

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