All Black Sam Cane never flinches so it should not surprise his grimace as he left the field in Pretoria has revealed itself to be a break in his neck. The loose forward underwent surgery overnight to repair a fracture on the lower right side of his neck and will remain in South Africa for one week to recover. Sam Cane's injury weakens the All Blacks loose forward stocks. "Once you remove the drama of it being a neck injury you've just got to look at it and treat it like any fracture," Hansen said. Cane's injury weakens the All Blacks loose forward stocks but the impressive form of Ardie Savea should see him step straight into the No 7 jersey.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 07, 2018 18:45 UTC