Wallabies centre Matt Toomua will miss the remaining two matches of Australia's European­ tour because of a hamstring injury, coach Ewen McKenzie said on Wednesday.

He will be replaced in the squad later this week by NSW Waratahs' Peter Betham.

Medical tests showed that Toomua had suffered a hamstring strain following training, and that was enough to rule him out of the two remaining tour games - against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday and Wales at the Millennium Stadium the following week.

McKenzie said it was a disappointing blow for the talented 23-year-old playmaker, who had been outstanding in his debut Test season, earning 10 caps and securing his role at centre in the starting lineup for the opening three games of the tour.

Agencies - Global Times