‘Nature of the game,’ says coach Dave Rennie about crocked All Blacks players
Adding to that, back up scrumhalf Cortez Ratima, who has played in all three tour games so far, is now also in danger of being ruled out of the tour, although he will stay with the squad and be monitored, after coming off the field over the weekend with a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury.
The players who have had to head back home early are prop Ollie Norris, after he picked up a knee injury during their tour match against the Bulls at Loftus over the weekend, hooker George Bell, centre Billy Proctor and wing Caleb Clarke.
The All Blacks have already lost four players permanently to injury since arriving in the country, while a few others have question marks hanging over their heads ahead of the first of four Tests in the coming month, plus a game against URC franchise, the Lions.
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