Mortlock injury worry for Wallabies

Australia skipper Stirling Mortlock sent a shock wave through the Wallabies camp when he was sidelined from training due to a back injury just a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup.

Australia skipper Stirling Mortlock sent a shock wave through the Wallabies camp when he was sidelined from training due to a back injury just a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup.

Mortlock explained the injury was a recurrence of a disc problem he suffered two seasons ago and he was confident of being back on the training paddock on the weekend.

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