Ash Dixon at training last week. The immediate playing future of new Highlanders co-captain Ash Dixon looks gloomy as he battles a sore back. Dixon, who was appointed co-captain of the Highlanders along with Ben Smith, last week, is out for at least a month following an injury he picked up at training last week. The Hawkes Bay rake was injured during a forward drill and taken to hospital by ambulance last Thursday.He is now back walking but is not training and Highlanders coach Tony Brown said yesterday Dixon was waiting to see a specialist. Brown said he would not name another co-captain and All Black fullback Ben Smith would be sole captain until Dixon (28) got back to full fitness.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 02, 2017 17:03 UTC