Moore joins Wallabies' growing casualty list

The Australian rugby team's injury toll has risen to 17 with back-up hooker Stephen Moore the latest confirmed casualty.
Moore has been ruled out of the final Tri-Nations test against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday because of a lower back injury.
His place in the squad has been taken by former test rake Adam Freier, who joined the Wallabies camp in Coffs Harbour yesterday.
Moore is the 17th player unavailable for Wallabies selection because of injury.
Prop Matt Dunning is also in doubt for Saturday due to a back injury and did not train yesterday.
A decision on Dunning's fitness is expected to be made today, while loose forward Scott Fava also missed yesterday's session because of a virus.
Coach Eddie Jones said while Moore's loss was disappointing, it did open the door for Freier to make an impression.
"It's another injury and another disappointment, but Adam has already had a taste of test rugby and is looking forward to capitalising on this latest opportunity," Jones said.
"He's an enthusiastic player, and with another four or five new blokes in the squad at the moment there's certainly plenty of that out there in each session."
The team leave for Auckland on Thursday.
Meanwhile, with speculation mounting over his future, besieged Wallabies captain George Gregan yesterday received support from Jones and Australian Rugby Union chief executive Gary Flowers.
Jones said that "at this stage" there was no reason why Gregan would not be selected on the Wallabies' Spring Tour to Europe.
And Flowers said Gregan was the right man to lead the Wallabies "over the next period of time".
The pair issued a media statement in response to a weekend newspaper report suggesting Gregan would step down and another newspaper report yesterday citing unnamed sources suggesting he was about to be pushed into retirement by Wallaby selectors.
It came as the injury-hit Wallabies prepared for Saturday's final Tri Nations test against New Zealand in Auckland, in real danger of finishing the series winless for the first time.
The team's poor results have focused attention on 32-year-old Gregan's form.
"George has received an enormous amount of criticism over the last month, and in turn there has been considerable speculation on his position in the team and future in the game," said Jones.
"At this stage there is no reason why he would not be selected on the spring tour.
"Like every player in the squad, his performance during the winter season will be reviewed and evaluated, but he is the current Australian captain and the right man to lead the team through this next period of time."
Gregan will play his 114th test against the All Blacks on Saturday, equalling Englishman Jason Leonard's world record of test matches.
Flowers said: "(Gregan's) leadership has been unquestionable since taking over the captaincy in 2001 and through this difficult period more recently, as well as over the next period of time, George is the right man to lead team."
The ARU statement said there would be no further comment made about Gregan's future.-AAP