Australia flanker Lachlan Swinton has been handed a four-week suspension following his red-card incident in the recently concluded Rugby Championship game against New Zealand in Brisbane.
New Zealand skipper Sam Cane said red cards are tough to avoid in high intensity matches following the 22-24 defeat to Australia in the second game of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane.
Australia managed to bounce back from the defeat in the opening round of the Rugby Championship as they edged out New Zealand 24-22 in the second game at Suncorp Stadium.
New Zealand have been dealt a late injury blow with Patrick Tuipulotu ruled out of the second round clash in the Rugby Championship against Australia in Brisbane due to illness.
Australia head coach Dave Rennie has made six changes to the starting line-up for the final Bledisloe Cup game against New Zealand to be played in Brisbane on Saturday.
New Zealand have retained the Bledisloe Cup for the 18th consecutive year as they defeated Australia 43-5 in the Rugby Championship opener at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.
New Zealand have made three changes to the starting line-up for the Rugby Championship opening game against Australia to be played in Sydney on Saturday.
New Zealand have included two uncapped players Du’Plessis Kirifi and prop George Bower in their 36-man squad for the Rugby Championship tournament that kick-off in Australia on 31st October.
SANZAAR has given a deadline of 48 hours to South Africa Rugby Union to confirm the participation of the Springboks in the Rugby Championship tournament.
Springboks' participation in the Rugby Championship tournament is still yet to be confirmed with the South Africa Rugby Union set to make a decision next week.
Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma has named 45-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship tournament that will be played in November and December in Australia.