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Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau has been playing through as good as a broken arm, coach Michael Cheika says, and wont play another Test until its fully healed.Polota-Nau was the surprise high-profile casualty from Cheikas 30-man squad on Thursday for the Rugby Championship clashes against South Africa and Argentina.The 31-year-old fractured his right arm for the second time while playing for the NSW Waratahs in March.Despite playing through significant pain in the June Test window and the early part of the Rugby Championship, hes still not 100 per cent, and after discussing the situation with Polota-Nau, Cheika said the best course of action was for him to stop.Hes as good as playing with a broken arm. His arm hasnt mended properly, Cheika told reporters on Thursday.Hes got the plate in there and hes been really pushing hard and its a real credit to him because its been tough for him.But thats enough now.Polota-Naus a player that we want. What hes adding in games has been really vital for us and hes a player we want in top condition going forward.His decision to either have a rest or operate or whatever it might be, well make in the next couple of weeks and decide then what happens for him for the rest of the season.Polota-Naus understudy at the Waratahs, Tolu Latu, has joined the squad as his replacement and is one of two uncapped players, along with winger Sefa Naivalu, in line to become Australias 10th Test debutant this year.Cheika said he would do everything he could to ensure Polota-Nau returned to Super Rugby as soon as possible, amid reports hes agreed to a big-money deal with English Premiership club Bristol.Veteran winger Drew Mitchell, lock Will Skelton and back-rower Ben McCalman have been left out of the side due to a lack of recent match fitness.Mitchell will return to his French club Toulon, leaving Will Genia as the last remaining European-based Wallaby.The Fiji-born Naivalu finally became eligible to represent Australia on Monday and Cheika said he was excited to see what he could offer the team.Weve been going through a bit of a changeover in a few positions and the idea is that were going to build more depth, he said.Young prop Allan Alaalatoa is also in the mix after overcoming the medial ligament strain he suffered in Brisbane, although Cheika admitted it was touch and go whether he would be right to take on the Springboks in Pretoria on October 1.The Wallabies face Argentina at Londons Twickenham Stadium a week later.Wallabies: Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Adam Coleman, Quade Cooper, Kane Douglas, Scott Fardy, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Nick Frisby, Will Genia, James Hanson, Dane Haylett-Petty, Reece Hodge, Michael Hooper, Sekope Kepu, Samu Kerevi, Tevita Kuridrani, Tolu Latu, Sean McMahon, Stephen Moore (c), Luke Morahan, Dean Mumm, Sefania Naivalu, Nick Phipps, Tom Robertson, Rob Simmons, Scott Sio, James Slipper, Henry Speight, Lopeti Timani.Custom New England Patriots Jerseys . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The last time Michigan State lost two games in a row was in 2012, part of a disappointing year in which the Spartans barely qualified for a bowl.Its happened again over the past couple of weekends, but theres still time for Mark Dantonios team to limit the damage.If you saw the 2012 situation, it mirrored some things that are going on right now and the fact that youve got to get off the field on third down, youve got to play well in the kicking game, youve got to make third-down conversions, said Dantonio, who is in his 10th season as Michigan States coach. When you dont ... then you come up inches short.The Spartans fell out of the Top 25 after losses to Wisconsin and Indiana, and theyll host Brigham Young in a tricky nonconference matchup Saturday. Michigan State hasnt lost three in a row since early in the 2009 season.BYU (2-3) is coming off a wild 55-53 win over Toledo in which Jamaal Williams set a single-game school record with 286 yards rushing. He also ran for five touchdowns.Hes got great vision. Jamaal does a great job of setting up blocks, Cougars coach Kalani Sitake said. Going into the season, we thought hes a special one. Hes going to have to have a lot of big games like that to help us win.Williams ranks second in the nation with 703 yards rushing on the season.Weve got to play defense like we know how to play, got to tackle in space, got to cover down the field, Dantonio said. They can run the football, been productive, but other people have held them down as well. Theyve had low-scoring games as well -- two of them in the teens, one of them in the 20s, and a couple of them higher. So well see what we get.Michigan State is 12th in the Big Ten in stopping third downs. Opponents haave converted 40 percent of the time.ddddddddddddHere are a few things to watch when the Spartans (2-2) host the Cougars:QB QUESTIONSTyler OConnor threw three interceptions in Michigan States 30-6 loss to Wisconsin a couple weekends ago. He threw three TD passes last weekend against Indiana, but that was all the scoring the offense managed.BYUs Taysom Hill has thrown only five touchdown passes with six interceptions this season.PENALTY PROBLEMSMichigan State lost 24-21 at Indiana in overtime. The Hoosiers actually missed a field goal on their overtime possession, but they got another chance after a leaping penalty on the Spartans.Michigan State is averaging 74.5 yards a game in penalties, over 20 yards more than its opponents.LEADERBYUs Kai Nacua is tied for the national lead with four interceptions, and he has 12 in his career. That said, the Cougars have work to do defensively after playing such a high-scoring game against Toledo.Toledo put up too many points and we felt like we could have done better, defensive back Dayan Lake said. It was a disappointing game for us and we have a lot of improvement to do. Were going to work on that. We need to execute. We need to trust our speed.SERIES OPENERMichigan State and BYU are facing each other for the first time. The Spartans are scheduled to play a return game with the Cougars in Provo, Utah, in 2020.SUSPENSIONMalik McDowell, a standout defensive lineman for Michigan State, is suspended for the first half against BYU because he was ejected for targeting in the fourth quarter against Indiana.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '