Australia have suffered a major setback ahead of their Bledisloe Cup double-header against the All Blacks, with centre Hunter Paisami suspended for four Test matches.

Paisami was cited following a dangerous tackle on Springbok replacement flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu during Australia’s dramatic 42-38 victory over South Africa in Perth last Sunday.

The incident occurred in the 76th minute as the Wallabies held on for a memorable win over the world champions.

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He was one of four Wallabies players to receive a yellow card in the final 11 minutes of the match which saw Australia reduced to 11 men.

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Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.