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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Simon Collings

Sam Kerr ruled out of Australia opener at Women’s World Cup in major injury blow

Australia suffered a hammer blow after it was confirmed that captain Sam Kerr would miss the opening two games of the Women’s World Cup with a calf injury.

Kerr picked up the injury in training on Wednesday ahead of this morning’s opening game against Republic of Ireland in Sydney.

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