Photo: NZ HeraldAll Black midfielder Ryan Crotty is all but certain to miss Saturday's British and Irish Lions test series decider with injury. The 28-year-old Crotty strained a hamstring in the side's 30-15 first-test victory over the Lions in Auckland, missing Saturday's second-test defeat. But assistant coach Ian Foster squashed those hopes yesterday, saying he did not think Crotty would be available for selection. Elsewhere, winger Waisake Naholo is in a race against time to be fit for Saturday's decider after failing a second-half concussion test in Wellington. Hooker Codie Taylor, meanwhile, has successfully shaken off a shoulder niggle that caused him to seek treatment during the second test.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 04, 2017 21:56 UTC