Liam Messam has been ruled ineligible by Sanzaar for Sunday morning's Super Rugby quarter-final against the Stormers. He missed the cut to play in Rio and played his first Super Rugby game of the season last week against the Reds. Messam returned to the Chiefs late in the season after being part of the New Zealand sevens squad this season in a bid to make the Olympics. The Chiefs are en route to Cape Town without one of their key loose forwards. The former All Black only played two regular season games for the franchise having not been part of their original 40 strong squad.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 17, 2016 18:22 UTC