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Leicester Fainga’anuku and Will Jordan have withdrawn from New Zealand’s Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Mendoza next week due to injury, the All Blacks said on Saturday.
The Canterbury Crusaders duo have been replaced by Waikato Chiefs winger Shaun Stevenson and Wellington Hurricanes prop Tevita Mafileo.
The team is scheduled to leave on Sunday.
Fainga’anuku, who finished as the competition’s top scorer in the Super Rugby Pacific season, has withdrawn due to a calf injury. Jordan has a condition related to migraines.
“Will has been doing really well, but to make sure he continues in that vein, we’ve decided to pull him out for the long trip to Argentina,” All Blacks coach Ian Foster said.
“This is more of a precautionary measure that we have put in place with the big picture of 2023 in mind.”
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