Australia prop Benn Robinson has ruled himself out of the World Cup after opting to undergo knee surgery.
Prop to undergo knee surgery
Australia prop Benn Robinson has ruled himself out of the World Cup after opting to undergo knee surgery.
The 42-Test veteran was always struggling to make the New Zealand showpiece after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament before the Australia-Samoa Test in Sydney in July.
And, in a post on his Twitter page, Robinson confirmed: "(I'm) heading in for surgery tomorrow!! Pushed really hard to make it but knee just isn't right!! Very disheartening!!"
Australia will name their 30-man squad for this year's World Cup on Thursday.
