Samu Kerevi is facing a long stint on the sidelines after undergoing surgery to a repair ruptured bicep.
The Wallabies and Reds centre suffered in the injury in the Reds loss against the Blues in Auckland at the weekend, and will be sidelined for 12-16 weeks.
The injury comes ata poor time for the 24-year-old, who looked to finally have secured his spot in the Wallabies starting XV outside Bernard Foley and Kurtley Beale.