The Wallabies trained on Wednesday ahead of their must-win match against Wales on Sunday (Monday 5am AEST) when news filtered through of an injury to Jorgensen, who is yet to play a Test for his country.<\/p>\n
After coming off a long-term knee injury, Jorgensen, 19, was the bolter in Eddie Jones\u2019 Wallabies squad and would have been eyeing a Test debut against Portugal in Saint-Etienne next week.<\/p>\n
However, sources with knowledge of the situation said Jorgensen suffered a serious ankle injury at a behind-closed-doors training session.<\/p>\n
Jorgensen went up to catch a high ball and landed badly.<\/p>\n
The teenager, who was taken for scans, is suspected to have fractured his fibula. The recovery timeframe for such an injury can range from eight weeks to 16 weeks.<\/p>\n
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Max Jorgensen during a Wallabies training session in Saint-Etienne.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n Informed sources say Jorgensen is poised to return to Australia to see a specialist and begin rehabilitation.<\/p>\n He is likely to be replaced in the Wallabies squad by a player who is in camp with the Barbarians.<\/p>\n The Barbarians invitational side are playing matches throughout the UK and Ireland concurrently with the World Cup. There are a number of Australian players in the team that the Wallabies could call on, given the side\u2019s proximity to France, if a replacement is needed.<\/p>\n