The star Wallabies centre was a notable absentee from a warm-up before their first match of the tournament against Georgia.
Samu Kerevi is in doubt for the Wallabies’ opening match of the Rugby World Cup after missing parts of training on Tuesday in France.
The inside-centre was the only player from Australia’s 33-man squad who did not take the field in the mandatory 15-minute window for reporters to take photos and video. Kerevi has been nursing a hand injury since the second Bledisloe Cup match in Dunedin and did not feature for the Wallabies in a 41-17 loss to France on August 27.
On Monday, Wallabies assistant coach Jason Ryles said a call would be made on Kerevi’s availability for the Georgia match by that afternoon.Another assistant, Dan Palmer, gave little away on Tuesday when asked before the training session if Kerevi was likely to take the field for what will be his second World Cup campaign.Mark Nawaqanitawase, Max Jorgensen, Samu Kerevi and Ben Donaldson during a Wallabies gym session.During an open session on Thursday, Kerevi trained away from the main group.
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