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Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is set for a three-week layoff after picking up a head injury in last weekend's Super Rugby win over the Melbourne Rebels.
The Wallabies front-rower will sit out Saturday's derby against the Western Force in Sydney but is likely to return following the Waratahs' bye in the next round.
'Tahs coach Chris Hickey is taking a cautious approach, as he did with fly-half Berrick Barnes earlier in the season. Barnes made his return against the Rebels, having missed a number of weeks due to repeated head knocks.
"Given that we've got the bye the following week, that gives Tatafu a three-week break which is good and hopefully that means he will then be right for the rest of the season," Hickey told AAP.
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