The Crusaders have suffered another injury blow losing their third All Black over the opening rounds according to a report by Stuff.co.nz. ADVERTISEMENTAfter losing All Black midfield pair Jack Goodhue and David Havili in consecutive weeks, tighthead prop Fletcher Newell has succumbed to a foot injury suffered against the Chiefs and will miss the rest of the season. The Crusaders are now without Newell and All Blacks XV rep Oli Jager in the front row for the season. It was a double blow for the Crusaders as lock Mitch Dunshea’s chest injury will see him miss his second straight season. “It was an incredibly physical game so I think the Crusaders won’t have kind of had that type of physicality against the Drua because it was a more free-flowing game.

Source: Stuff March 14, 2023 01:29 UTC