The Wallabies face their Rugby Championship campaign without first-choice flyhalf Carter Gordon after he broke his leg late in Saturday's 28-28 draw with Argentina in Mendoza. Gordon went down in agony while attacking the line in the closing stages of the match. He is expected to miss the upcoming Test against South Africa as well as the Bledisloe Cup series against New Zealand.
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Carter Gordon breaks leg in Mendoza, set to miss Springboks Test and Bledisloe Cup
Carter Gordon has broken his leg in Australia's draw with Argentina in Mendoza, ruling him out of the Wallabies' Test against South Africa and the Bledisloe Cup series.
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