All Blacks prop Newell ruled out of Australia test with calf injury

Prop Fletcher Newell has been ruled out of the All Blacks' Rugby Championship test meeting with Australia next Saturday due to a calf injury, New Zealand Rugby said on Sunday.

Newell suffered the injury in New Zealand's 18-12 loss to South Africa in Cape Town last week after coming on as a replacement for Tyrel Lomax.

Ethan de Groot and George Bower have been called up for the test in Sydney, with both teams looking to arrest a run of disappointing recent results.

New Zealand go into the game having lost three of their last four matches, including back-to-back defeats against South Africa, while the Australians are bottom of the Rugby Championship table.