All Blacks call for injury cover after bruising 1st test against South Africa
New Zealand has been forced to call up a veteran and a rookie as injury cover after Saturday's bruising 33-16 win over South Africa in the first test of a historic four-test series. Prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi, who played the most-recent of his 68 tests for the All Blacks two years ago, and lock Jamie Hannah, who made his debut against France earlier this year, have been summoned as replacements for…
New Zealand has enlisted experienced veteran Ofa Tu ungafasi and fresh rookie Jamie Hannah as injury replacements following Saturday's intense 33-16 victory over South Africa in the inaugural test of a historic four-test series. Tu ungafasi, who last played for the All Blacks two years ago, and Hannah, making his debut against France earlier this year, were drafted in to replace injured players Ethan de Groot and Josh Lord.
De Groot and Lord suffered a head-on collision in the 38th minute of the test match held in Johannesburg. The 34-year-old Tu ungafasi and 23-year-old Hannah are anticipated to join the New Zealand squad on Monday prior to the tour's concluding club match against the Lions. Both de Groot and Lord failed head injury assessments and are improbable to play in the second test scheduled for the following Saturday under the present concussion protocols.
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