Crusaders play waiting game with concussed Sam Whitelock and Ryan Crotty1 NEWS All Blacks captain Kieran Read is hoping to return for the Crusaders next month. Wyatt Crockett, Seta Tamanivalu and Mike Delany flew the All Blacks' flag as a Crusaders squad decimated by absentee internationals trained on Monday. It was odd to not see the usual familiar faces running about, and whether Whitelock and Crotty will be fit to play the Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday night remains uncertain. Blindside flanker Pete Samu, who missed the Hurricanes match because of a sore shoulder, has yet to be cleared to play. All of the Crusaders that attended the All Blacks training camp made appearances on the northern tour late last year.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2018 04:54 UTC