Still licking their wounds after a controversial loss to New Zealand, the Wallabies have been hit with a further blow as Darcy Swain has been cited for a dangerous clean-out.

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Swain was yellow-carded towards the first half in Melbourne, following a TMO review on a dangerous clean-out at a breakdown.

Here’s the woeful clearout from Darcy Swain targeting the knee/lower leg of Quinn Tupaea. Shocking and a red card all day long #AusvNZ pic.twitter.com/8dbNbBmLc4

— Andy Goode (@AndyGoode10) September 15, 2022

Upon further review of the match footage, the Citing Commissioner deemed in his opinion the incident had met the red card threshold for foul play.

Swain is alleged to have contravened Law 9.11: Players must not do anything that is reckless and dangerous to others, during the match between Australia and New Zealand at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The case is to be considered in the first instance by the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee which will take place on Monday 19 September via video-conference.

Tupaea’s injury update – ruptured medial cruciate ligament (MCL) AND partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his left knee – misses rest of the season. ???? – #AUSvNZL https://t.co/GM70EMKvBW

— Brett Igoe (@brettruganalyst) September 16, 2022

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