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Horwill cleared for Wallabies

Wellington - Skipper James Horwill has been cleared of a shoulder injury and is available to lead the Wallabies against the United States at the Rugby World Cup in Wellington on Friday.

Horwill was cleared by scans on Monday for an ongoing shoulder complaint after Saturday's stunning 15-6 loss to Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday.

The Reds lock regularly ices his troublesome shoulder after games, but when the pain hadn't eased on the flight from Auckland to Wellington on Sunday he decided to ensure that he had sustained no serious injury.

The Wallabies are relieved to hear Horwill's diagnosis after losing wing Digby Ioane with a fractured thumb and playing without influential flank David Pocock (back) and hooker Stephen Moore (stomach bug) in the Irish loss.

It also emerged that Moore wasn't the only player suffering with stomach problems.

Centre Anthony Fainga'a, who played in Auckland under duress, was too ill to travel with the rest of the squad to Wellington and is due to join his teammates back in camp later Monday.

The 18th-ranked Americans beat Russia 13-6 in their last outing after pushing Ireland in an opening-round 22-10 defeat.

"They put in a great performance (against Ireland) and we'll be respecting them, don't worry about that," Wallabies coach Robbie Deans said.

"Most importantly we'll be respecting what we do. Clearly we've got to be better."

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